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Preparing Parents and Students for Fall Goal-Setting Conferences
I’ve spent more than one late night preparing for Fall Parent Conferences. Preparation is critical, but I now plan very differently than I planned in my early years. My first years of teaching, I...
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Parent Conferences: Crafting the Conversation
It’s that time of year again. Every hour on the half-hour, a new set of parents arrives. They sit across a table, unsure what to expect. I’m not sure what to expect. We have 20 minutes to communicate....
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Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom
This weekend I worked on a guest post for Dangerously Irrelevant and 1to1 Schools. Both blogs are run by Dr. Scott McLeod. If you give a student a computer, you’ll want to subscribe and read his stuff....
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Student Reflection and Parent Communication: One Tool
You spend your weekend grading papers. You write specific, constructive comments on student work. Monday. You pass back papers. Students shove their papers into backpacks without a glance. Some...
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Free Professional Development for Teachers
What do you want to do better in 2013? If professional development is on your resolution list, this post will give you a jump-start. Consider using a bit of time over the next couple weeks diving into...
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Should Teacher Meetings Run Like Business Meetings?
What makes a good meeting? Books on leading effective meetings include recommendations about precise agendas, fearless timekeepers, and detailed notetakers. In business meetings, all those items have...
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