Here's to a Genius-Filled 2014! Resources for Teaching and Learning
It can be a real struggle to keep students enthusiastic about learning, especially once the holiday break ends and the second half of the school year begins. This very challenge makes January a great...
View ArticlePassion-Driven or Project-Driven: There is a Difference
This morning, I had the pleasure of joining, via Google Hangout, the Amplify team at FETC, where lots of passionate teachers and leaders are wondering how to bring passion into their classrooms and...
View ArticleSelf-Awareness: What Makes You…YOU?
As lifelong learners, our growth should never cease – least of all our growth in knowledge about ourselves. Without fully knowing ourselves, self-acceptance and change are all the more difficult....
View ArticlePersevere for Learning Power!
Years ago there was a man who was a writer. He worked hard to make ends meet, he didn’t have much, and he lived in his car. But this man believed in the stories he […] The post Persevere for Learning...
View ArticleMake Room On Your Bookshelf!…
I recently had the pleasure of discussing the Habitude of curiosity, and its impact on education, with the wonderful Doug Rice. Doug is an engaging writer and researcher who also records a podcast...
View ArticleIncrease Learning By Securing Students' Hearts
Image credit: atibodyphoto via freedigitalphotos.net A simple yet powerful way to let students know they matter is by using what I call the 2-5-2 method on a daily basis: Ask all teachers to greet each...
View ArticleReflection on #Choose2Matter: Each Student is a Masterpiece
Two weeks ago we took Choose2Matter LIVE to the Estherville Lincoln Central School District in northwest Iowa. It was an incredible two days in a very special place, with remarkable, brave leaders and...
View ArticleA Break to Ponder
The life of a teacher requires a big investment in the well-being of others. As a teacher, my drive to and from school every day was filled with scenes from the school day and thoughts […] The post A...
View ArticleRemind Introduces Chat Feature
My passion for groundbreaking technologies in classrooms is constantly fueled by new innovations I see teachers using. Most often, the technology that has the greatest impact is the kind that makes you...
View ArticleResources From @AngelaMaiers at #TASSPSW2015
I had the honor of speaking at #TASSPSW2015 in Austin today. Below you will find the resources I shared and ways to keep abreast of our new product introductions and other developments from me and from...
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