Month: September 2018

270-degree leadership evaluation This week I participated in a workshop for school leaders in my county. The topic was working

Goals for the day Learn about current affairs in the UK and the USA.  Decide on what are the most

3 Tips to Have Better Conversations I just read this article in The New York Times and thought I’d follow

Are all voices equal? I just read this article by Dean Shareski. It’s been on my mind for a long

An engaging lecture and food for thought As I mentioned earlier Barbara Oakley, the author of “Learning how to Learn”

I just read an article by  Dan Meyer; What Does Fluency Without Understanding Look Like?  In the article, he argues that nobody knows what

Topic: Climate change Today’s topic is climate change. Lesson plan Look for the lesson about climate change here. Look here

How can we avoid the most common mistakes? I am reading my students’ blogs, enjoyable reading by the way, and

Vocabulary.com is an excellent vocabulary study service offering thousands of vocabulary practice lists and activities for students in elementary school through

I just read this article by Aubrey Walsh in CommonLit.  The new school year offers a great chance for a fresh start

  My friend Larry Ferlazzo posted this; I think all teachers can benefit from watching this short video, The Power OF Expectations.

Let’s first list up the competence aims we are looking at here Evaluate and use suitable listening and speaking strategies