We Want Students to Be Creative, But How Do We Assess This? Blog Post

We know that creativity is vital for student learning. We also know that we tend to value the things we assess. However, when we assess creativity, we can unwittingly cause students to become risk-averse. So, how do we assess creativity in a way that encourages…

Deliver distance learning with classroom confidence Page

Deliver distance learning with classroom confidenceMy latest MasterClass gives teachers the skills, and the support, to make learning work from anywhere Get the Masterclass Try the first lesson FREE Behind every great teacher is a great virtual teacher. Turn frustration & anxiety into confidence with...

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Help teachers master the art of project-based learningGive your team the skills — and confidence — to create epic learning experiences Explore my PBL Masterclass Get my PBL Toolbox - FREE Make experiential PBL a reality for teachers and students Change the game — and...

7 Ways to Build Creative Confidence in Students Blog Post

Sometimes I wish I could go back in time to visit my 9-year old self and say, “Dude, you got this. Right now, it’s hard but someday you’ll be using your voice to make art. Trust me, it gets better. Way better.” I was in…

How to Own Your Professional Learning Page

Own Your Professional Learning Professional development is happens when you gain new skills, expand your worldview, and improve your conceptual understanding within your profession. It involves attitudes, beliefs, mindsets, and values. It goes to the core of your professional identity. And ultimately, there are specific...

16 Ways to Own Your Professional Learning Blog Post

This is the first in a summer series on owning your professional learning. I created a sketch video as a preview. If you enjoy the video, would you click the “like” button and consider subscribing to my channel? Right now, teachers all over the world…

The Power of Vintage Innovation Blog Post

When I was in middle school, one of my teachers called the entire class up to the front of the room. He held up a shiny golden disc in wild excitement. “This will change education forever,” he said, eyes gleaming. “Someday, you’ll be able to…

Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt in Creative Work Blog Post

In a few days, I get to move into my new office. Next to the whiteboard, there’s a large blank area that would be perfect for a painting. I have a concept of what I’d like to paint. It’s a composite of these two pictures…

Growth Mindset is Great But Children Need Affirmation Blog Post

A little over a decade ago, I read Mindset by Carol Dweck and it had a profound influence on my life. It affirmed something I knew as a teacher. Students show up to school with fixed and growth mindsets. As a teacher, I can do…

Five Ways to Boost Metacognition In the Classroom Blog Post

If we want students to develop into critical thinking, lifelong learners, we need them to develop metacognitive skills. Metacognition is vital for helping students become self-directed learners (both self-managers and self-starters). It will help them navigate the complexities of a changing world and it will…