“Science, by its own definition, doesn’t give us meaning. It just provides us with facts . . . Our lives gain meaning only when we tell our story.”—David Steindl-Rast A…
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This is an awesome guest post from Aaron Hogan. Aaron is a HS Assistant Principal who blogs regularly at Afhogan.com and you can also find him on Twitter. I love…
And it turns out that tribes (not money, not factories) can change our world, can change politics, that can align large numbers of people. Not because you force them to…
The police were on strike, yet we were still walking through the streets of Tembisa. It was the middle of July, but it wasn’t hot. We were in the southern…
Last week I asked you to fill out a survey about professional development. Many of you (342 to be exact) took time to fill out this survey and share your…
Students continue to fall into the same trap year after year with traditional schooling. They rarely have a chance to choose their learning path in school, and routinely treat school…
First, I just want to say thank you to all of my blog readers for helping make my new book, Learning By Choice, hit #1 in Amazon in Education over the weekend….
This is the introduction to my new book, Learning by Choice: 10 Ways to Transform Your Classroom Into a Student-Centered Experience. When I was 5 years old I didn’t know…
“Scratch Your Itch” Education is my favorite way to describe the inquiry-based learning process. It always starts with an itch, and you never know what is going to happen once…
I’ve always been a morning person, so maybe it is easier for me…but when I wake up in the morning (usually at 5am) I have a couple of options: Do…
This week, my book — Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom: Using 20% Time, Genius Hour, and PBL to Drive Student Success — will finally be available. I’m excited, a bit nervous for people…
A few months ago I wrote a post titled “10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching”. I didn’t expect it to be so well received, but teachers loved the idea behind some…
A few years ago I was lucky enough to teach the book, Things Fall Apart, to my 10th grade English class. It’s a great book…but that’s not why I was…
My good friend is laying in a hospital. He’s been at that same hospital for over a month now. The doctors have done amazing work and we have hope. We…
This past Tuesday we launched the first issue of “The Best and Next in Education” – our digital magazine for teachers, leaders, and learners. A total of 294 School Districts…
In 1989 researchers set out to “evaluate the ethical continuum” of “teaching to the test”, and came up with a seven point range from “most to least ethical”: General instruction…
Two years ago on 11/11/11 my wife and I brought home our two-week old baby boy. Our 2 year old daughter didn’t quite understand the adoption process, but that didn’t…
Josh Kaufman’s recent book, “The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast” really got me thinking. Many of us are familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s “10,000 hours” approach to becoming…
I’m a big fan of WordPress. I believe it is the best option for blogging and content creation on the web. And I’m not alone. WordPress now powers almost 19%…
I get it. Twitter is an amazing place for educators to connect with each other, collaborate, and share new ideas. It’s also a place where educators can make new friendships…
Remember waiting? We used to wait for our favorite song on the radio. We used to wait for a TV show to come on and watch simultaneously with millions of…
There are many rewarding things about being a teacher and educator. However, for me, the most rewarding part of the job is seeing growth. Watching students grow as readers and…
Summer is coming…quicker than we think. As a teacher I always love summer, because it is a time to decompress, reflect on the year, and plan ahead for the new…
1. It is the “foreign language” of the future. Forget Chinese and Spanish as being the top two foreign languages students should learn. In a few years we will all…
I ENVY the design community. I am JEALOUS of the programmer/developer community. Want to know why? It’s simple: They thrive on sharing, collaborating, and improving their field. I know a…
*Update: If you’d like to learn more about running your own 20% Project – check out my free video course on 20% Time and Genius Hour. I recently assigned a new…
