Educator Development

A crucial question for leaders to consider is: "Am I focused on demanding a specific curriculum and process, or am I committed to developing students and adults to reach their highest potential?" This distinction - demanding or developing - is the key leadership question. The posts below were created with the goal of helping teachers, administrators, and students grow and realize their unique potential. We understand that some schools prioritize test scores to such an extent that purchasing programs and enforcing their use seems like the best approach. For those schools, the ideas presented in these guides may not be the right fit. However, for educators and administrators who have the freedom to focus on development rather than mere compliance, these presentations offer guidance that is hard to find elsewhere.

It's All Fun and Games

November 13, 2024

We are going to talk today about place value and how we can, even starting in kindergarten, build a solid understanding of place value and regrouping. Students learn while playing the games. Here we go!

Get Friendly with Fractions

October 23, 2024

Fractions do not need to be a forbidden word or a source of anxiety for educators or students. Secondary math teachers dream that one day they will receive students with a deep understanding of fractions. We can do this! All of these tools together build an extremely strong understanding of fractions. Implementing these tools will not only boost student understanding but they will have a lot of fun along the way!

K - 2 Writing

October 9, 2024

Reading and writing are cousins. When you improve the reading, you improve the writing. When you improve the writing, you improve the reading. They are cousins, they go together. Students can learn far more than we expected and the idea of art and writing starting as early as possible will result in creativity and learning that will surpass your expectations.

Bolstering Math Fluency

September 25, 2024

We all want skill, it doesn't matter the subject, today is math fluency but the adults want the kids to have the skill. But how are they going to get the skill? It's through the will to work hard. They work hard and they gain the skill. But what if they don't want to work hard? Why don't they? Well, it's because there is no thrill from the learning. It is just very clear that when students have gained skill from the learning, they have the will to work hard and then they gain the skill that the adults want them to have.