7 Essentials For A Happy And Fulfilling CareerIf you conduct a Google GOOG -1.37% search for “great career,” you’ll find over 1.4 million hits – articles, interviews, books, videos, training programs, ads and much more (and some of these will be my own posts about what it takes to have a satisfying career). But the vast majority of these touch…
Learning Styles ALL STUDENTS ARE CREATED EQUALLY (AND DIFFERENTLY.)The term “learning styles” speaks to the understanding that every student learns differently. Technically, an individual’s learning style refers to the preferential way in which the student absorbs, processes, comprehends and retains information. For example, when learning how to build a clock, som…
How To Drive Your Professional Development With A Self-Directed Learning ProgramIn our high-change world, those who are most successful in their work are the people who are committed to developing themselves by giving themselves goals or new levels of mastery to reach for. Successful employees don’t wait for their annual performance review and their boss to tell them where the…
Teacher Agency: Self-Directed Professional DevelopmentThe Teacher’s Choice Framework Gabriel Diaz-Maggioli in her ASCD book, Teacher-Centered Professional Development, proposes a teacher’s choice framework which are characterized by: Teachers are talented and devoted individuals who have gained enormous experience by interacting with students, and pos…
10 Apps for Teachers You Should Know AboutApp #1: Too Noisy Do you think the hum of student chatter is too high when working in class? Too Noisy helps you control the background noise that exists in your classroom using visuals and in real-time. You set the appropriate level of noise and if your class rise above this level,…