EDLD 5389 – 95/100 EDLD 5318 – 95/100 I am always amazed at the end of each session of classes at how much we learn in such a short amount of time. I have been given a plethora of knowledge that will stay with me…

“The kind of teaching that comes with schools and ‘parenting’ pushes children towards imitation and away from innovation.” – Alison Gopnik, 2016 This quote along with the rest of the article from Alison Gopnik in What Babies Know About Physics and Foreign Languages really made…

Taking risks in your classroom can definitely be beneficial. Stepping out of your comfort zone fosters a growth mindset and is something you can model for your students. There have been plenty of times I tried something new, only for it to fail. I don’t…

Collaboration is a hot topic in education for teachers and especially students. We know that collaboration means when two or more people are working together on an idea, but there are times when ‘working together’ doesn’t equal effective collaboration.  Think ‘group projects’. Yes, technically you…

In Nancy Duarte’s TED Talk, Duarte argues that the way an idea is presented could be the determining factor for if the idea is accepted. Duarte points out a presentation structure that common speeches, like Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, follow.…

The amount of money spent per teacher on Professional Development each year does not represent the growth (or lack-of) happening in the classroom. Districts are spending thousands of dollars on the exact style of learning teachers are told NOT to do. As educators, we are…