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There is a universal rule that governs our lives behind the scenes. It works silently, only observed by those aware of its existence. The people who understand its power spend more of their time living happier lives. They use this principle to accomplish more in less time. We can see it at work in…
Can You Relate…? You’re a special education teacher (or maybe you know one) sitting in a building-wide staff meeting. In the meeting, the results of your state’s annual, standardized test scores were released. The results are good, except for one segment of students that are not showing enough improvement and thus hurting the school’s overall…
Last fall, Microsoft asked me to share some thoughts about changes in education. Naturally, about technology. But, as I explained below, the cascading effect of technology on students will have an impact on teachers…. For the better! Like many educators, Susan Kruger was inspired to help students through her own school experience. Kruger struggled to…
Last week, I wrote about the universal law of nature that can make all of us far more productive, the 80/20 Principle. There are many different ways to leverage 80/20 in education. The Anchor Standards are the most valuable 20% of Common Core that will make 80% of the impact on your students. You may…
Last week Susan and I attended an 80/20 seminar put on by Richard Koch and Perry Marshall. Richard Koch is the modern day expert on the 80/20 principle (for more info on 80/20 principle click HERE). There we learned more about the power of 80/20 and the power of simplification. In the 1960s some of…
Research consistently confirms there are two critical ways to raise test scores on standardized tests: Build “cognitive flexibility” with metacognitive strategies.1 If students don’t have problem-solving strategies for learning content, well… they won’t learn it! Obviously. Teach the curriculum, not “to the test.” Teaching “to the test” –also known as “item teaching”– actually lowers test scores; it…
Welcome, Fellow Dragons If you came here from the Lake Orion Chat Room – welcome. “Reading struggles” are common. But when a school report says your child is “below reading level,” it can feel heavy. Urgent. Personal. Even isolating. But it doesn’t have to stay that way… This is fixable – when addressed correctly. A…
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Student motivation is a national crisis! Across every boundary: gender, racial, geographic, academic, and socioeconomic… students simply don’t care. Everyone knows our education system is in turmoil. It’s critically disconnected from the real-world. People attempt to improve education with STEM or STEAM programs. Or, they try to build “critical thinking skills.” But no one is talking about the…
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