We recently spent two days geeking out on Reading and the Common Core at a workshop up here in Albany with 180 of our closest friends from around the country. People left pretty excited about Close Reading and Non-Fiction, but a least a couple of school leaders have followed up with questions about planning, specifically about…
When you finally get your hands on TLaC 2.0, technique #36 (or thereabouts) will be something you didn’t see in the first edition of the book: Show Call. The idea was developed by teachers at Uncommon who adapted Cold Call with a view to building incentive for students to do top quality work when writing or…
The second in a series of profiles I did of top soccer coaches appears in SoccerAmerica magazine today. It’s based on an observation of a great training session by Chris Hayden of FC Dallas’ youth academy in which I try to analyze how Chris gives his players lots of constructive feedback but does it in a…
Stumbled upon this piece of TV Journalism this morning. A tribute to Cornerstone Prep’s Brittany Ordu (also, by the way, a Memphis Teacher Residency grad) for her outstanding results with her second graders. It always makes me happy to see lights shining on a teacher for the power of the work she does and am happy…
I’m excited and a little nervous to announce some news to my friends and colleagues in the UK, and perhaps to ask for a bit of help while I’m at it. As of September 1, 2014, I will be a resident of the fair city of London. At least for a little while. I’ve always dreamed…