“Imagine everything you do could fall into one of three buckets: Bad Work. Good Work. Great Work. I’m not talking about the quality of the work you deliver – I’ve no doubt that’s fine. I’m talking about the meaning the work has for you and the impact it makes.” Think about your day, the challenges, [...]

Doug Lemov, Teach Like A Champion, shares a strategy that really allows you to set the expectation for all students that they are to stay connected in class.  The No Opt Out technique allows you as the teacher to maintain the expectation that it is not okay not to try—having high expectations even for students [...]

Have you had the chance to see the video of the spunky ten-year old that provided the school opening speech as that district’s keynote presenter?   If not, take a moment…   Dalton Sherman reminds us with joy and excitement that he needs his teachers to BELIEVE.  BELIEVE in him, in his potential, his future and [...]