Nancy Frey's Blog, page 24
May 30, 2022
It’s Not Only HOW You Use a Strategy – Its Effectiveness Also Depends on WHEN You Use It
Marzano’s (2011) insightful article, ‘It’s How You Use a Strategy’ has resonated with me since I read it years ago. It’s one of those ‘nuggets’ that as a facilitator of professional learning, I use regularly in my work in the field with teachers and school […]
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May 23, 2022
Bloom Where You’re Planted
You can listen to this blog post on audio by clicking the play button above. It is the nearing end of the school year and everyone is exhausted. Some students have already “checked out” and others are just putting the time in until that […]
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May 16, 2022
Restoring Relationships Increases Learning Time
It happened pretty fast. Almost without warning, two students were at a breaking point. In this case, it started when Samantha and Ariel traded mean comments on social media late in the evening. The next day, their hostility seeped into the classroom. They stared each […]
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May 12, 2022
De-implementation: Creating the Space to Focus on What Works
Our education system has a hoarding problem. Have you ever watched one of those television shows on hoarding and judged the person on the screen? It can be hard to understand how they find so much value in things they rarely or never use. However, […]
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May 9, 2022
Working Harder vs. Working Smarter: Is Fake Work Keeping You From Real Work?
Navigating the Chaos—Hope is Changing Fake Work into Real Work. Coming out of the chaos of the last two years, educators are spinning. Now is the time to find common purpose, to align teams to work, and to ensure every team member is working on […]
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May 5, 2022
Trauma, Anxiety, and The Healing Power of Asset-Based Relationships
As educators, we often wear many hats to support our students. Coach. Mentor. Counselor. Cheerleader. Guide. The relationships we build and nurture have the power to transform a kid’s life. Teachers make a difference. So, we balance many roles to provide holistic care for each […]
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May 4, 2022
How School Leaders Can Help Teachers Understand the Impact They Have on Students
“Know thy impact.” This maxim by Dr. John Hattie has stayed with me since I read his seminal resource Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning (Routledge, 2012). It continues to surface as, too often, the teacher-to-student influence is not clear. This lack of […]
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April 28, 2022
C.U.B.E.D. Classrooms Support Civil Discourse
We live in a world where students have the ability to access an almost unlimited amount of information instantaneously. This same world is growing increasingly divided around beliefs and opinions on politics, current events, rights, and civic responsibilities. Because of these features of our everchanging […]
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April 26, 2022
Bridging the Implementation Gap: From Inklings to Ideas to (Godzilla-like) Impact
There’s a sobering game I’d like you to play. Think back to the start of the academic year and see if you can remember all the new initiatives and programs that you (and your school) signed up for. Maybe take a moment to write them […]
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April 25, 2022
3 Ways to Have a Successful End to the School Year
The end of the academic school year is fast approaching. This is a good time to let students reflect on the work they have done, the understandings they have gained, and how their views about mathematics have changed during the course of the year. Here […]
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