One of the best strategies I have learned came from my first mentor, famed teacher Rafe Esquith. He said to find ways to bring your own interests and passions into the classroom and somehow connect them to the curriculum. For example, if you love...
Beginning in their college preparation years, teachers begin to learn all sorts of strategies for the classroom. They are asked to consider their beliefs and philosophy of classroom management, instruction, assessment, community building, and...
Author note: The following is a series of blogs featuring excerpts and concepts from my upcoming book, tentatively titled: The Awakened Supervisor: Embedding Mindfulness-based Practices in Instructional Supervision (Rowman & Littlefield)....
Note: The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, tentatively titled: The Awakened Supervisor: Embedding Mindfulness-based Practices in Instructional Supervision (Rowman & Littlefield). Please share this blog with educators, including...
Author's note: The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, tentatively titled: The Awakened Supervisor: Embedding Mindfulness-based Practices in Instructional Supervision (Rowman & Littlefield).
The Benefits of Mindfulness
Mindfulness...
Author note: The following is a series of blogs featuring excerpts and concepts from my upcoming book, tentatively titled: The Awakened Supervisor: Embedding Mindfulness-based Practices in Instructional Supervision (Rowman & Littlefield)....
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, has said that the key to transforming the world for the better would be to teach compassion in the classroom. I couldn’t agree more.
When considering many of society’s problems, they often stem from a lack...
The Ron Clark Academy, or RCA, is a renowned private school in Atlanta, Georgia, started by famed teacher Ron Clark and co-founder Kim Bearden. Recently, I had the chance to revisit the school. RCA provides professional development workshops for...
Roughly 12 years ago, I visited the Ron Clark Academy (RCA), an internationally known, private school in Atlanta, Georgia, that models the possibilities of creativity, innovation, energy, and rigor in education. There, I was greatly inspired and...
I really resonate with the idea of finding one’s “signature pedagogy.” With so many teaching strategies, approaches, models, and programs available, I think it helps to envision one’s teaching as something personal, putting one’s stamp on his or her...