K-12 Teachers

Check-In Questions & Social Emotional Learning

I can get really excited about a good sketch note… particularly one drawn by someone else. Dr. Hayley Lewis is…

3 years ago

Rethink Teaching By Rethinking What Teachers Do Each Day

Teachers perform many, many different tasks each day. They lecture, facilitate discussions, grade quizzes, monitor hallways, fill out forms, counsel…

3 years ago

3 Keys to Testing and Assessment Success

Testing and assessment are critical to monitoring and understanding student progress. However, what is equally essential is how educators use…

3 years ago

Increasing Student Productivity With One Good Question

In a recent Harvard Business Review, the article “Ask This Question at Your Next Meeting” caught my attention. The author…

3 years ago

Connecting SEL and Formative Instruction

To me, SEL and formative instructional practices are ways of being in a classroom, moving beyond the practice of “doing…

3 years ago

Two Mind Mapping Tools for Student-Led Learning

While we think of school and learning in a linear progression, educators (and students) know firsthand how very many steps…

3 years ago

Teacher Mental Health: A National Dilemma

Teacher mental health is in crisis as rising stress, lack of resources, and increasing demands impact educator wellbeing and school…

3 years ago

The Importance of Robust Curriculum Assessment

Curriculum is an important factor in educating our youth in school. As such, having educators who understand our ever-evolving global…

3 years ago

Relationships Foster Social Emotional Learning

Explicitly or implicitly, educators, students, and families have used social emotional learning strategies and skills to transform their relationships during…

3 years ago

Preparing Next-Generation Teachers via Competency-Based Education

Last month in edCircuit, I wrote about the sustainable value of competency-based education – how this academic model successfully serves…

3 years ago