SEVEN MINUTES. If you are talking to your students for more than 7 minutes then you are probably talking too long. Plus, no one is...

At our last staff meeting we were looking at some of John Hattie’s work from Visible Learning. Of course some of the rankings surprised...

One of the nicest things about teaching is that you get a “do-over” every year.  And most us, come the spring, start identifying things...

In the school I work, the teachers have embraced Google Classroom.  We see lots and lots of benefits:  student engagement, integrated...

This week I participated in a webinar hosted by a principal from Toronto, Emma Nichols (http://goo.gl/VtF6ET).  A number of times...

We know that we should be using “triangulation of data” to assess and evaluate students.  We know that we can often find out more about...

Sometimes when we adopt new ideas in education, it takes a while during the implementation stage to figure out where the balance is. ...

Today I had to really think about why we integrate technology so well into our program at our school as  I had a visitor who came to...

In the olden days, determining the report card grade was easy.  A teacher’s mark book had a collection of grades which were added...

Have you ever been to an all day workshop where you sat in the same spot all day long?  When I have those kinds of days I feel tired and...

Sometimes I go to a workshop and the presenter hands out a piece of paper and then tells you to find a partner (or a group of 3) to...

Last week I wrote about effective feedback and the different ways students might get feedback during the learning process.  This feedback...

A teacher said, “I just keep thinking that feedback is always me talking to the students about their work.”  As teachers, when we hear...

Believe it or not, grade one teachers do teach students when to use periods and capitals.  So do grade two teachers, grade three...

I actually get more done when I don’t have enough time.  I get more done when there is a structure to my days.  I think students are...

Here are just a few things that I have seen lately that use drama or movement to help kids understand tricky concepts.  Students like to...

“Diversity is inviting someone to a party.  Inclusion is asking them to dance.”  John Dyer. I saw this quote on twitter last weekend and...

I must admit that I don’t love rubrics.  They take a long time to write and sometimes it is hard to know what they actually say, even...

A teacher asked me the other day about notebooks.  Should math students have a notebook?  It led to an interesting discussion; I don’t...

When students have to articulate their thinking in their own words, they tend to learn more.  You may have experienced this yourself. ...