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How would you teach if the life of your child literally depended on you teaching successfully? This is a true story of when I realized...

Imagine trying to make a decision about what make of car to purchase. You see an advertisement for a particular make of car that claims,...

Today I would like to share an idea I learned from E.J. Rossi. Mr. Rossi is the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in the...

For more than a decade TESS Consultants have been training teachers in how to most effectively and efficiently teach students. ...

Recently I had an opportunity to attend a training on new tools that have been developed that will provide additional data to schools...

Not long ago I attended an education conference. As I was waiting for the morning program to begin I became engaged in conversation with...

I was raised Catholic. There are some indelible memories of attending mass every Sunday and “church school” every Wednesday. In case you...

“The dog bit the boy. The boy bit the dog. Same words. Different order. Different meaning. Different impact. Especially for the dog!”...

When my 28-year-old daughter, Celeste, was about 3 years old, she dumped her Cheerios on the floor of the family room. Both my wife and...

I have recently begun working out after a hiatus that was way too long. For those of you who have ever started or have restarted a...

For the sake of keeping it simple during the summer, we've collected a powerful, time-tested list of classroom hacks you can put to use...

This circular nature of practice - success – practice - greater success can be found in a synthesis of three currently popular books. ...

I have a friend who had been overweight for his entire adult life. Like millions of men and women he would be successful at losing...

For the past two years I have been transitioning from being a runner to being a runner and cyclist. My transition has been slowed by the...

Once upon a time, it was decided that schools were supposed to look at data, to determine which students were not performing well. The...

Mike Schmoker’s new book, Leading with Focus: Elevating the Essentials for School and District Improvement was recently released. If you...

If you have ever been prescribed antibiotics you have read the following warning on the prescription package: . . .It is important to...

Dear reader, As a community of professional learners, we share ideas with each other for the purpose of getting feedback and refining our...

Several years ago it was reported that Congressional colleagues of Newt Gingrich would regularly poke fun at Newt for a particular...

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -George Santayana I was reminded of this phrase in 1967, when explaining...