Since it has been a while since I have posted anything with humor on this blog, I will take a break from educational pedagogies and uses.  Today's main focus will be on great math photos you can share with your students, because it is always better to get a laugh during first period then have 10 students napping.  There is more located at this ...

Student, teacher, and even parent attitude all are what students are affected by on a daily basis.  If your friend doesn't like Coldplay, neither will you.  But, if your parents feel like math isn't something you need then you wont excel at it either.  Students, teachers, and parents play a primary role in what students want to learn.  Everyday I ...

Ever given any thought to that question?  Both members of the TU  were fortunate to receive a good education during our youth, I think.  This was not an accident.  It took hard work from parents, educators and even us.     Stepping back to gain a wider view might be helpful since we are all trying to provide the best for our young people.   We ...

I've just returned home from my eleventh ISTE. My experience at ISTE is probably much different than most of the other 20,000+ people who attend because, for the last ten years, I have attended with my ten and eleven year old students. They have been invited to present a Student Showcase. I get the rare opportunity to see the wonderful, hectic, ...

While I was at ASCD, I had the opportunity to hear Todd Whitaker speak. Some of the thoughts that he expressed have really been rolling around in my brain lately. His advice is plain old common sense, but like one of students said, ''You know, common sense isn't so common.'' Sometimes, we may need reminding of these things to give us some ...

The white soles slide without effort across the hardwood.  A film of disinfectant spray covers the multi-colored leather uppers.  Left leg bent one-hundred and thirty degrees, right leg tucked neatly into the back of the left knee.  Bend at the waist, as the arm descends like a pendulum, release the ball onto the floor and wait...                 ...

I am not beating-up on schools. Just asking an essential question. Why is this an essential question? Because after observing middle and high school classrooms as well as various workplaces… I found a huge gap between how the two life-settings operate. I call it the schoolplace / workplace gap…. particularly, as it relates to the [...]

  Global collaboration is a journey which tends to take you in unexpected directions!   A year ago, I would never have dreamt that I’d be reading and reviewing Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, nor would I have believed I would have the chance to connect and learn with the authors, Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. [...]

Last week, I was in a training session where we were observing a mock lesson that modeled explicit teaching. Once it was over, we were led into a group discussion about what we had observed. Immediately negative comments were made placing the blame solely on the students. As the negativity escalated, I knew I needed to speak up. I also knew how ...

This weekend the Alabama NBCT Network had their annual conference. A perk to the conference was that MITCHELL20 was screened. If you are not familiar with this film here is the trailer: The Mitchell 20 Trailer from Mitchell 20 on Vimeo. When I first saw the trailer at the National Boards Conference last summer, it really struck a chord with ...