This week I have had the pleasure of working with Singapore American School (SAS) in supporting educators around AI as well as starting to draft some guidance documents for the wider school community. It has been a great experience seeing first hand how a school can take the Washington State AI Guidance released by the Office of Superintendent of Public […]
I am proud to announce the first of many documents being released by the @waospi on guidance for K12 educators in the state of Washington. Of course this type of guidance starts with state level leadership and Chris Reykdal has set the bar high for the state of Washington educators and students. This is just the first of many documents […]
As an educator I know first hand what an art it is to teach, and I know first hand how important and powerful it is to launch learning and to foster a learning community right from the start of the school year or start of a new semester. You don’t need me to tell you that this year is a […]
I want to take some time to talk about a recent free guide we created called Finding Your Metaphor for the Moment. When I provide coaching for school leaders, we often spend a lot of time thinking and discussing metaphors as a communication tool. Now I didn’t invent the idea of leaders using metaphors to galvanize teams. There has been […]
Today, I want to explore the power of making collaborative learning transparent. What do I mean by that? Well for any of you who have ever been partnered with others on a project, think about that experience and reflect on the following questions: What structures or supports were in place for you to be able to seek out thought partners […]
I am excited to talk about one of my favorite shifting schools resources. If you follow us on social media, you may have seen us sharing custom made Jamboard templates. We have a collection of them in our resource library, and we’ve received so much feedback from educators. Why? Well, my guess is because Jamboard leverages collaboration. I think of […]
Today we’re going to focus on a resource we used in several of our trainings last year, we call it the “Let’s Go Fishing For Fresh Questions!†protocol. The resource has a menu of three ways to ‘fish for a question’.  In my experience, this resource is useful for SEL because it reminds students that creating and sharing questions […]
This week we explore an idea that has meant a lot to me, not only as an educator and a business owner, but as a local resident of Seattle. The resource that pairs with this post is a free editable slide deck series that walks you and your students through the process of drafting a class mission statement. Inside the […]
I know that many of you work with families/students who come from poverty. One thing we need to remind teachers is that what we’re really fighting is not “kids not wanting to do the work†but a mindset that is not easy to overcome when it’s being reinforced at home…and now…we do not get to take students away from that […]
It’s been a crazy March, to say the least. Here in the state of Washington schools have been closed since March 17th and will not reopen until April 27th at the earliest. Our state education officials have required public schools to provide an educational experience for students. Now, most schools in the state were already doing this or making plans […]