High-quality teaching is vital for student success. We can all agree that quality professional development is essential to improving teaching. When teaching improves, students will benefit. I’m very passionate about providing quality professional development in our schools. I think it
Schools are not lacking data. We are data warehouses! We have data all around us- soft data and hard data. It’s not about having enough data. It’s about knowing how to USE the data to improve student achievement. I’m not
I have some exciting news! I have created the Classroom Observation Checklist in digital format. After selling this in a hardcopy notepad for the last year, I have become overwhelmed with massive orders, printing supplies, and daily trips to the
Are you needing ideas on ways to celebrate with your students and teachers? Check out The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Successes with Students and Teachers. The Ultimate Guide comes digitally so you can choose to print or keep as
Super Star Squares– an inexpensive way to motivate students on your campus. This is a great school-wide implementation but, it can be easily used in individual classrooms as well. Take a look at Super Star Squares. How to use
Fluency is important. Reading too slow or too fast will hinder comprehension. In reality, fluency doesn’t guarantee that comprehension will happen. However, comprehension is difficult without being a fluent reader. As students move through each grade level, we want them to