Implementing Disney principles in middle schools. From theme parks to movies, the Walt Disney Company is world-renowned for the high caliber of its customer experience. And, while many perceive how well they do what they do to be Disney “magic,” it’s not magic at all! Rather it is the result of two things: (1) Intentional,
As a central office administrator, I valued time in schools talking informally with students. One year I went to a school every Tuesday to assist with student supervision while teachers met in professional groups. This was a wonderful time for me because I could sit with students and have informal conversations. Several groups of students
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7 Questions & Actions to Build Great Teaching, Learning, and Leading Put your hard hats on and grab your tool belts, people. It’s time to discuss construction in the critical middle grades. As a middle school and high school teacher, I always believed that learning happens as a constructionist endeavor—because it brings together individual mindsets, experiences,
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Many young adolescents desire to “blend in” by hiding or shedding certain aspects of their identities due to social pressures. How can I help students view differences as strengths? This is part 2 in “Mentor Me” questions about Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). The need to conform to seemingly popular ways of thinking, dressing, and
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A kaleidoscope contains mirrors and colored glass, pebbles, or beads whose reflections create complex patterns of frequently changing colors and shapes when rotated. The vibrant and intricate images, generated by separate entities working collaboratively, is similar to a highly functioning professional learning community (PLC). In such groups, professionals work collaboratively to enhance their practice in
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Google Apps, now called G Suite, is really catching on in classrooms around the United States and beyond. But the way we think about its tools, such as Docs, Sheets, or Slides, is stuck in first gear. It is easy for teachers to think of using these productivity suite tools in these ways: I’ll have
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