Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #4: Be Real – Make Classroom Learning Authentic 31 May 2025 The Problem with Fake Learning Schools are artificial environments, constructed with the intention of preparing students for the real world. But let’s be honest: we’ve overcorrected. Too much of what…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #3: Just Breathe 28 May 202528 May 2025 “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Why didn’t anyone ever teach us how to breathe? I’m convinced…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #2: Have Fun 26 May 202526 May 2025 I'm going to share something here that is real. I have a recurring nightmare. It pops up every so often, and every time that it does, I wake up so…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #1: Just Smile 25 May 2025 I'm sure you've heard a version of the advice given to teachers, "Don't smile unit Christmas." I think a lot of the teachers I encountered in my life followed this…
Main Authentic to the End: Rethinking the Final Exam 22 May 2025 Students across the country will take finals over the next few weeks. I'm not opposed to the idea of a final. But I'd like to share why I think that…
How to Make a Kid Hate School… A Marker and a Board: Real Education Technology 8 May 2025 A most recent report estimated that the United States education system spends about 41 billion dollars per year on educational technology. Yes. That's Billion with a B. I guess that…
Main Missing The Mark:Forging a New Way Forward in Education 8 May 202514 Jun 2025 Each morning, over 4 million teachers rise and head off to the schools of the United States. I have no doubt that the vast majority of those 4 million teachers…
Main Grilled Cheese and Teaching 14 Mar 202514 Mar 2025 I love sandwiches. I love sandwiches so much that I dream of someday opening a sandwich shop. Which is probably why even though I have zero minutes to open my…
Main Be different: A Call for Educational Disruption 3 Mar 20253 Mar 2025 "Don't fit in, fit out." Lebron James recently said these words to new superstar teammate Luca Doncic before their first game together. I can't think of a better phrase to…
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