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Turn and Talk: A Pathway to Amplifying Student Voices and Engagement

Dana Clark

2 hours ago

Turn and Talk: A Pathway to Amplifying Student Voices and Engagement

Turn & talk practices are for low-risk tries, allowing children to feel more comfortable, inviting the whole group to try, think, & engage.

Certainty Anchors: Adding Predictability to Writing Conferences

Heather Frank, Maria Gunther, and Amanda Peisel

May 1

Certainty Anchors: Adding Predictability to Writing Conferences

The last time I (Heather) trained for the New York City Marathon, I made it a habit to run my recovery runs (the shorter and slower runs...

When Book Clubs Don’t Even Feel Like School

Dana Silver

Nov 1, 2023

When Book Clubs Don’t Even Feel Like School

“Book clubs didn’t even feel like school,” one 12th grade student wrote in a book club reflection survey. I’ve been in my own adult book...

Dana Clark

May 19, 2023

Read Alouds With Heart

“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”...

Margy Leininger

Apr 26, 2023

Lead with a Shared Sense of Direction

Think about the importance of a compass when sailing a ship. It allows you to journey to the places you wish to go. Without a compass you...

Teaching Tips: Using Progressions with Primary Writers

Heather Frank & Kari Rowe

Mar 20, 2023

Teaching Tips: Using Progressions with Primary Writers

In the first blog of this two-part series, Heather shared a possible process for creating student-facing writing progressions. You can...

Reimagining Progressions: Setting Intentions with Writers in the Primary Grades

Heather Frank

Jan 9, 2023

Reimagining Progressions: Setting Intentions with Writers in the Primary Grades

As we begin a new calendar year, I find myself revisiting an idea I heard in a podcast years ago. A psychologist spoke about why they...

Supporting Teachers Today: Honoring Yesterday While Looking Toward the Future

Kristin Gomez & Nicole Hirsch

Mar 16, 2022

Supporting Teachers Today: Honoring Yesterday While Looking Toward the Future

There’s a sense of optimism in the air today. It’s one of those false-spring days we tend to have once or twice in late winter in the...

Sarah Fiedeldey

Oct 7, 2021

New Courage

I’m up early today. Well before six. My mind is buzzing with lunches and pancakes and backpacks. Our own two older children begin school...

Modeling From Afar: Nurturing Independence When We Aren’t Together

Sarah Fiedeldey, Heather Frank, & Pam Koutrakos

Apr 20, 2021

Modeling From Afar: Nurturing Independence When We Aren’t Together

When the world is complicated, we are reminded to keep things simple. “One slide teaching” (that includes what matters) can help us...

Re-Energizing Teaching by Igniting Your Imagination

Pam Koutrakos

Mar 11, 2021

Re-Energizing Teaching by Igniting Your Imagination

by Pam Koutrakos Little actions create ripples. Those ripples have helped me find motivation and build momentum… which feels especially...

Reigniting Your Teaching “FLOW” by Widening Your Lens

Pam Koutrakos

Mar 10, 2021

Reigniting Your Teaching “FLOW” by Widening Your Lens

by Pam Koutrakos I’ve been having professional memory-envy. As the one year marker of navigating life during a global pandemic looms,...

Reclaiming Teaching Joy by Changing the View

Pam Koutrakos

Mar 9, 2021

Reclaiming Teaching Joy by Changing the View

by Pam Koutrakos The sudden stops and clunky restarts are not new. My day-to-day, week-to-week experiences often feel reminiscent of the...

Antiracist Parenting and Teaching: A Beginning

Sarah Fiedeldey

Jan 19, 2021

Antiracist Parenting and Teaching: A Beginning

by Sarah Fiedeldey When I began my consulting work in 2018, I had a four-month-old (aka I was sleep deprived) as well a nine- and a...

Create Community (In Any Learning Space)

Gravity Goldberg

Sep 22, 2020

Create Community (In Any Learning Space)

As an alum and coach in Seth Godin's altMBA I experienced firsthand the power of collaboration with people I never met in person. Somehow...

Dana Clark

Jul 14, 2020

Toward an Antiracist Curriculum

“I can’t breathe.” Like so many people across the world, the words of George Floyd echo in my head and heart. This echo has become a...

Laura Sarsten

Jun 12, 2020

Ending on a High Note!

When June hits it tends to spread its arms wide open inviting closure, reflection, and renewal in a unique way. Despite this year feeling...

Sarah Fiedeldey

Jun 11, 2020

Imagining Pathways

“When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something.” - Pema Chodron My favorite genre...

Looking Ahead with Belief, Compassion, and Hope

Pam Koutrakos

Jun 9, 2020

Looking Ahead with Belief, Compassion, and Hope

I recently read Can we stop telling the ‘corona kids’ how little they are learning? (published in the Washington Post). After many weeks...

Revising What Self-Care Looks Like and Means to Me

Pam Koutrakos

May 21, 2020

Revising What Self-Care Looks Like and Means to Me

On March 19th, Making MY Plan: Self-Care During School Closings was posted. I knew that my educating and caregiving instincts were...

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