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Podcast Episode Episode Description In this episode, I chat with Christine Feenstra, Executive Director of the California Association for Leading Innovation in Education (CALIE)—formerly known as CUE—about the organization’s evolution and rebrand. Christine shares the why behind the […]
In my last post on differentiation, we explored practical strategies for differentiating content, process, product, and learning environment. In this post, we’ll look at how AI can make that work faster, more sustainable, and more personalized. If you’re […]
Podcast Episode Episode Description In this episode of The Balance, Jessica Vance joins me to discuss her new book, Evidence of Inquiry: Exploring, Questioning, and Documenting with Learning Walls. We explore what it means to “follow your learners” […]
Related Podcast Episode Today’s classrooms are beautifully diverse. Students bring a wide range of skills, abilities, language proficiencies, learning preferences, and interests with them into the learning environment. While this diversity is a strength, it also makes whole-group, […]
Related Podcast Episode Artificial intelligence (AI) is here and in many of the digital tools teachers already use for lesson planning, grading, and assessment. These platforms are doing much of the heavy lifting in designing instructional materials and […]
Many of the schools I work with have adopted curricula in response to updated state standards and growing pressure to improve student outcomes and close achievement gaps. The decision to adopt and pay for a curriculum is driven […]
Related Podcast Episode As we prepare to welcome students back into our classrooms, it is tempting to dive headfirst into content. We feel the pressure of pacing guides, content standards, looming assessments, and the constant ticking of the […]
Podcast Episode Episode Description I discovered Evalaurene Jean-Charles on Instagram and was instantly drawn to her joyful, honest, and unfiltered reflections on life as an educator. Her posts tackle hard truths about teaching and school systems, but always […]
Guest blog by Robert Barnett, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the Modern Classrooms Project Is there anything more annoying for a teacher than missing school? It seems like a funny question: taking a day off school can […]
Related Podcast Episode In the first three blogs in this four-part series, we explored how the station rotation model can meet the diverse needs of our multilingual learners, how to design the teacher-led station to differentiate effectively, and […]
Podcast Episode Episode Description Why are so many teens tuned out, stressed out, or just going through the motions at school? In this episode, I talk with journalist Jenny Anderson and education expert Rebecca Winthrop about their new […]
Related Podcast Episode In the first two posts in this series, “Supporting Multilingual Learners with The Station Rotation Model” and “Differentiating Instruction for Multilingual Learners at the Teacher-Led Station,” we explored how the station rotation model can create […]