Excited to share this recent podcast interview.

Here are my Top 5 Reading Tips Based on Reading Science

In an attempt to address the proliferation of struggling students in our test driven school culture, many school districts have been re-looking at their retention policies. Some argue that retaining kids and having them repeat a grade gives students more time to learn the basics while others argue that retention does more harm than good

Reflective mindsets are more open to collaborative inquiry and can more easily adapt and be responsive to challenges and changes and interrupt the status quo that continues to marginalize way too many students and families.

When we #Design4Depth we create sustainable learning systems that respond to the brains in front of us at any given time.

Teachers pine for authentic learning just like their students do. Lab classrooms can go a long way to ensuring more authentic learning for teachers and their students.

When they don't need us, then we can claim success! Focusing on teaching is narrow. Focusing on the learning and the learner allows us to #Design4Depth.

Go easy on the teens. Ask them what they need.

During workshops that aim to develop awareness of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS), I hear a consistent message from teachers. My students are already behind with the current standards so how will they handle the new, more rigorous standards? This is a valid concern.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou