From Incorrect to Correct: The Power of Effective Feedback
Transforming Mistakes into Opportunities for Growth – Corrective Feedback As educators, we all encounter moments when students struggle to answer questions correctly. So, what can we do when they don’t get it right? How can we help them move from... read more
A New Take on Classroom Observations
“There are two types of Principals. One who focuses on Operations or one who focuses on Instruction. You want to be an Instructional Leader if you want to change instruction and ultimately classroom results.” –John Hollingsworth, Co-Author of Explicit Direct... read more
How to Design Great Concept Development
How to Design Great Concept Development Ten thousand years ago people added with their fingers. Four thousand years ago they used an abacus. In the 1960s–calculators. Today, you can tell your cellphone to do the math for you. Although how to add has changed,... read more
You taught the lesson, but did your students learn the lesson?
Read or Click Play to Listen to the Audio Blog “Audio Blog” BY JOEL SOTO Learn how Checking For Understanding during the lesson improves first-time teaching It is a quiet Thursday morning, and your class is ready to learn. You deliver one of your best lessons EVER on... read more
How Increasing Student Engagement Helps Classroom Management
The Best Discipline Program is Effective Instruction One of the most common and challenging issues teachers face in the classroom is behavior problems. In many cases, student misbehavior is due to two key factors: Lack of confidence. Students can’t complete the skills... read more