You feel it. You see it. You can even hear it. Any teacher can tell you when her class has hit its maximum mental capacity, but so many of us treacherously push on because of…
Author: Jen GIbson
Don’t Chase What You Can’t Quantify
“We have a problem. We want to fix it and we would like to go away fairly quickly.” This is a typical message we get. Usually, it is around a technology implementation or new program….
Our Students Need Social-Emotional Skills to be Successful
We know that social-emotional learning (SEL) is important, but the push back for instructional time is often the argument for the lack of instruction. Policy and research-based models show that students benefit from this type…
Motivating Spaces by Design
Take a step back in time with your learning space. Author David Thornburg is someone I learned about a few years ago when designing an office space for our start-up. He maintains that in order…
Tips for Promoting Motivation
August is a month full of new beginnings for many of us. Educators arrive into new classrooms, often spending many hours and money making fresh and inviting spaces. Daily schedules fall back into line now…