Nancy Frey's Blog, page 19
November 3, 2022
The Biggest Enabler of School Transformation? Teachers.
Earlier this fall EdWeek published the results of a national survey on the biggest ideas in public education. Researchers asked a large representative sample of educators from around the country to proffer opinions on a heady array of topics, like equity, equality, the quality of […]
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November 1, 2022
3 Tips to Leverage Technology in Math Class
These days, students and teachers are regularly using technology in mathematics classrooms for a variety of purposes: for problem solving, to visualize representations, to model mathematics, to represent data, to collaborate, and to practice procedural fluency and get immediate feedback on their understanding. These technology […]
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October 31, 2022
Making Learning Visible in Early Childhood Through Play
Early childhood is a developmental stage highly sensitive to growth across multiple domains in ways that are interwoven and concurrent. Our instructional decisions can maximize this development by using research to identify what works best in teaching, learning, and development. We take our teaching and […]
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October 27, 2022
Practical Advice for New Teachers and Education Leaders
Take Stock of Your Classroom Culture by Serena Pariser Every teacher and student want and deserve a positive classroom culture where learning can thrive. Now is a great time to check in with how your classroom culture is going. A good rule of thumb to […]
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October 25, 2022
How to Teach Math for Social Justice in Ways that Align with Your Curriculum
Every day, educators strive to implement engaging and meaningful lessons that are relevant to and reflective of the lives and communities of all the students in their classrooms. We see this becoming more and more prevalent, not just in English language arts and history or […]
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October 24, 2022
Boost Executive Function Skills to Add Instructional Time to Your Day
Executive Function skill training and the use of metacognitive learning strategies has become a hot topic in education. Executive functions are a group of processes that allow us to self-regulate the ways in which we interact with our environment and help us to succeed academically […]
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October 18, 2022
Don’t leave it to chance, build CLARITY in Professional Learning
It is not a secret that professional learning is often the mechanism used to build excellence in educator practice. Ensuring that the professional learning actually translates into improved student outcomes is easier said than done. Often whole school or individual professional learning plans are vague […]
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October 17, 2022
Revealing the Secret Business of Student Engagement
Student engagement may be a hot topic in school staff rooms and professional learning courses, but when was the last time you heard engagement being discussed in the classroom? I’m not talking about the kind of ‘pull your socks up or else’ behavior management messages. […]
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October 13, 2022
From Crisis to Opportunity – A Guide for School Leaders
It’s Possible Les Brown has a whole host of potential issues stacked against him – poverty, special needs, adoption, yet, he served in the Ohio legislature and emerged as one of the greatest motivational speakers to ever grace a stage. Les’s story is about learning […]
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From Crisis to Opportunity – A School Leaders Playbook
It’s Possible Les Brown has a whole host of potential issues stacked against him – poverty, special needs, adoption, yet, he served in the Ohio legislature and emerged as one of the greatest motivational speakers to ever grace a stage. Les’s story is about learning […]
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