I just realized something small but possibly important about narrating positive behavior in the classroom. Let’s say I’m standing at the front of my classroom as students enter and i want to acknowledge a student, Afonte, who’s met my expectations: come in, got out his stuff, got to work right away on the Do Now–just right. …
Really enjoyed posting a couple of still photos of classrooms recently here and here. People seem to find them really useful. So I’m going to run with the idea and make this post into a mini photo essay of classrooms on the theme of The Usefulness of Walls. First a quick primer from the pages of…
Hi, Everyone. Just wanted to share this updated schedule of workshops for the rest of the 2013-14 school year. It includes the exciting news that we’ve added a workshop–a one day deep dive on the topic of Pacing on June 6 in Tarrytown, NY. We’ve offered this workshop within Uncommon Schools with strong reviews but haven’t…
Revising the Exit Tickets section from 2.0 before i put the Lesson Structure chapter to bed. If you use Exit Tickets and could share one “best practice” and/or one “lesson learned” what would they be? Look forward to your comments!
I posted earlier this week on Do Nows-a primer on one of the fundamentals of an effective classroom. Today during a meeting, Joaquin Hernandez, one of the ace Uncommon Schools Teach Like a Champion Team members, shared the attached image with me. It’s a picture of the Do Now that Taryn Pritchard of Leadership Prep Bed…