The EDVIEW360 podcast from Voyager Sopris recently released a stellar episode featuring two of education’s greats: Dr. Anita Archer and Dr. Louisa Moats. The world is a better place because of these two individuals. Their work has resulted in and will continue to result in high levels of learning for teachers and students everywhere. I … [Read more…]
After a week of tough meetings, I’m recognizing a common theme in the mindsets of educators: we want a quick fix. As the last third of the school year is well underway, we are operating in and out of “I can’t wait for this school year to be over,” and “There is so much left … [Read more…]
With a fair amount of frequency, I hear teachers say, “I just want to be treated like a professional.” I get this. We all want to be treated like professionals. We paid for the degree, we put in the time, we have ___ years of experience. Often times, the people expressing the desire to be … [Read more…]
The Learning Journey As I’ve written before, I’ve dedicated much of the last four years of my life to learning about the Science of Reading. Four years in, I fully recognize that there is much, much more to learn – from the body of research that currently exists, and from the body of research that … [Read more…]
The first phrase in this quote, “I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful one-hundred percent!” from Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hatches the Egg has been on my mind a lot, lately. For me, the quote rings true… and then is quickly reversed… in many situations. Rather than talking about … [Read more…]