Bobbi Sobel, a 5th-grade classroom teacher at Shongum Elementary School in Randolph, NJ, was interviewed on November 29, 2019, by Steve Adubato on his TV program, One-on-One with Steve Adubato. She shared her experiences and successes in her Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom. Bobbi describes her training in the LATI Classroom with IDE and the positive impact […]
The SuperSkills of Leadership Require Executive Function
In my book Building Executive Function: The Missing Link of Student Achievement, I view the 40 key executive function skills through the lens of life skills they support: You can access the full “mapping” of the 40 executive function skills to these levels through MyQPortal — our instructional resource; just click here and then click […]
Why a Winter LATIC Cohort Can Be a Transformational Win!
I’m often asked, “When is the best time to start a cohort of teachers designing Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms with you?” My answer is always, “There is no best time; different times have their advantages.” An eight-day summer workshop is critical (coupled with a leadership session). In thirty years of working to transform classrooms and educators’ […]
Student-Driven Differentiation
There is a big paradigm shift looming in education: the need to shift focus from teaching to learning, from teacher as information deliverer to teacher as facilitator of learning. That means on any given day, the teacher’s primary focus should be not on a lesson plan or textbook page, but on a student, and another, […]
Design Process Is Just Good For Kids . . . and the World!
I often hear design process and design thinking mentioned in connection with STEM and STEAM programs; and yes, clearly, if you’re going to solve a design problem, it’s good to have a design process. But the type of methodical thinking involved in design process is just good for everyday life! So build it into everything […]