How to Turn Note-Haters into Note-Creators (Window Notes)

McREL Blog  |  June 13, 2019  |  By Matthew J. Perini  →  Imagine asking hundreds of students and adults to share their unfiltered thoughts and feelings about taking notes in school. What do you think you’d get back? It turns out . . . READ...

Making Lessons Memorable: Designing from Two Perspectives

Making Lessons Memorable: Designing from Two Perspectives ASCD EXPRESS  |  August 9, 2018 (Volume 13, Issue 23)  |  By Harvey F. Silver, Susan Kreisman  →   What do we want students to learn? What do we want them to remember—tomorrow? Next month? Next year? Clearly,...

Recapturing the Magic of Teaching and Learning

ASCD InSERVICE Blog  |  June 1, 2015  |  By R. Thomas Dewing  →  Where has the magic gone? In my travels as an education consultant, I have worked with hundreds of educators in hundreds of schools who are doing hundreds of great things on any given day. The commitment...

Effective Communication Needs Common Language and Goals

ASCD EXPRESS  |  April 9, 2015  |  By Lindsay Vieira, Dean Auriemma  →  Where has the magic gone? In my travels as an education consultant, I have worked with hundreds of educators in hundreds of schools who are doing hundreds of great things on any given day. The...

STEM-ify Your Strategies

ASCD EXPRESS  |  December 24, 2014 (Volume 10, Issue 8)  |  By Claudia M. Geocaris  →  Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, assessment literacy—how are teachers supposed to do it all? Instead of adding more to their plates, teachers can use...