Stories & Announcements

Imagination – The Third I: Hooray for Monday
When we include building imagination among our goals for our students, we not only increase the likelihood they will learn and understand the content in the curriculum, we also increase the likelihood they will enjoy their time in school.

Be Curious. Inquiry – The Second I: Hooray for Monday
If we allow ourselves to be curious about what our students think, we’ll not only serve them better, we’ll likely encounter more joy in our work as teachers.

Intellect – The First I: Hooray for Monday
Our power as teachers lies in our ability to tap into the many ways each child can shine.

Questions to Ask Our Students Right Now: Hooray for Monday
Listening to our students will ground us. Their insights remind us who the work is for, and why it matters that we get it right.

Mine the Data: Hooray for Monday
We need to pay particular attention to the information we’re receiving from our students and incorporate it into our plans if we want our kids to thrive in school.

Making School Worth It: Hooray for Monday
Here are six concrete actions school leaders and teachers can take to make school a place where students and teachers can thrive in this uniquely important moment.

The Beholder’s Share: Hooray for Monday
What we see with our mind’s eye is unique to our own minds. And every student brings their own beholder’s share to the classroom.

Students as Owners: Hooray for Monday
A good teacher’s lessons are ideas transferred from one creative mind to another, meant to be embodied and owned in unique ways by each learner, meant to be reflected back in new ways.

Stay Within Reach: Hooray for Monday
Are we as open to being reached by our students as we are focused on reaching out to them?

Learning to Love: Hooray for Monday
Children, like all humans, move through this world with the ability to show love for others. It’s an inherent capacity. What are we doing as teachers to cultivate that in our students?