Did you ever have a great idea, a direction in which you wanted to go, and then needed to lead others to join you? The natural approach is to make your list of reasons, lay out a timeline of actions, and share that with others. That’s what I call a “transaction” — I have information […]
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 […]
Transformational vs. Transactional Learning
Whether in the classroom or teachers’ professional development, the instructional goal should be transformational learning rather than transactional learning. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Transaction: “an occurrence in which [something] is passed from one person . . . to another” Transformation: “a complete or major change in someone’s . . . appearance, form, etc.” Much […]