Updated 11-20-2024 With co-author Lesley Perez According to the National Education Association, “By 2025, 1 out of 4 children in classrooms across the nation will be English Language Learners.” Schools have ENL (English as a New Language) services to provide instruction in language acquisition, but what happens when students are in classrooms outside of that […]
In the blockbuster The Imitation Game, Alan Turing is stigmatized as arrogant and apathetic. In a classroom, children labeled with these characteristics are less likely to be authentically engaged. Their education and career opportunities become limited as a result. However, when we shift our mindsets and frame those characteristics as self-aware and passionate (for Turing, […]
The original post has been removed. It explored ways that both teachers and students can use AI. However, after learning of some (not all) AI apps that represent themselves as so real that young people are considering them to be friends, and that a student committed suicide allegedly in order to be united with what […]
Unlocking potential through questioning is the first step in the quest for student “choice and voice.” Choice empowers students to make decisions about their own learning path; voice engages them in designing the learning environment. First, however, students need to become comfortable with expression — sharing their thoughts, ideas, learning, and questions. So I like […]
The pandemic started a domino effect of issues that are still affecting schools today. Principals must attend to so much, and there are so many urgent items nagging at them, that it is sometimes hard to focus on instructional leadership. As principals face the challenge of moving their schools forward, they must shift to empowering […]