Mastery Learning – A Craftperson’s Mindset
All too often, students are asked to move mastery without having the time to get the necessary feedback in order to develop and improve their work. Continue Reading
All too often, students are asked to move mastery without having the time to get the necessary feedback in order to develop and improve their work. Continue Reading
Sound decisions about technology during planning allow the learning to be the focus, not the technology. Continue Reading
Learning to become better is about consistently seeking to improve Continue Reading
When I began teaching, I struggled most with planning. And classroom management. And organization. Maybe time management. I was often stressed and tired, spending hours planning only to have most of the plans end up being replanned. The process would… Continue Reading
Developing habits are easy, much easier to develop than change. It takes persistence and work to make changes, especially if the habit is years/decades in the making. Charles Duhigg examines how even knowing how habits are formed doesn’t mean that… Continue Reading
Habit Forming For the past few months I’ve been reading and doing research about habits and making changes at the individual, family and work levels. This has included reading The Power of Habit – Why We Do What We Do… Continue Reading
Summer Blogging Exposé Starry nights. Fires with marshmallows. Day at the beach. Sandcastles. Ice cream. Country drives. Backyard BBQs with friends & family Family vacations. So many things take place during those long summer days – memories made for families… Continue Reading
This week our topic for #saskedchat is Add Some Fun! Fun Joy Happiness These aren’t the same but they are often used in various ways to qualify what many people are looking for: the pursuit of or search for… Continue Reading
Sharing As parents, one thing that we have tried to impress upon on children is the importance of sharing, whether it is with siblings, friends, or other people, we have tried to help our children understand the importance of sharing… Continue Reading
How Do You View Change? Change is constant. Change is inevitable. Change can be positive or it can be negative. Change can be hard to describe and its effects can be even harder to put into words. A Summer… Continue Reading