Purposeful Noise in Education
“And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.”- From Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Chaucer, in a simple phrase used to describe his Clerk, set the foundation for describing the qualities of an Outstanding Educator. It can be … Continued
Don’t Be a Troll
Take a minute and picture this scenario: You show up ten minutes early for your 9:00 am meeting ready to roll and only half of your colleagues are there so far. 9:00 comes and goes and people slowly trickle in … Continued
Connecting the Dots: Literacy-Technology-PA Core Standards-Bloom’s Taxonomy
Be willing to adapt and grow. The more I thought about this month’s topic of ‘Best and Next Practices’, the more it hit me how many ‘best practices’ sometimes disappear, and how some, with the right modifications, can become next … Continued
“By Design”: Common Core, Curriculum, & Culture Change
Anthony Gabriele is a co-founder of Education Is My Life. He is currently working as a K-12 Instructional Staff Developer, with a focus on curriculum development, content area literacy and technology integration. Anthony also works as a an adjunct professor/facilitator … Continued
Top 5 New Year’s Teacher Resolutions for 2012
Wishful thinking or the reality of our profession?? #5. I will not take papers home every single night to grade while eating dinner. (One month later: Mr. G, why is there spaghetti sauce on my Banneker analysis essay?) #4. I … Continued
A Student, A Teacher, and A Staff Developer
This is the fourth post in our series on “Intellectual Curiosity in Our Schools“. Anthony Gabriele is a co-founder of Education Is My Life. He is currently working as a K-12 Instructional Staff Developer, with a focus on curriculum development, … Continued
Class Visit Form for Staff Developers and Instructional Coaches
Every Fall seems to bring some sort of change. After 5 years in the middle school English/Language Arts classroom, 2 years as a middle school staff developer, 6 years in a high school English classroom, and 3 months of trying … Continued
Leadership for the 21st Century
“The United States has seen reform movements in education since the inception of formal education. The intentions behind reform have varied, but it could be argued that many of these reforms have merely taken an existing practice, bent it a … Continued
Good News Postcards
Good News Postcards. This was a concept I was first introduced to while I was teaching at the middle school. It was a practice that grew out of our 8th grade team setting up some ‘good news conferences’ during Parent-Teacher … Continued
You Don’t Know ‘Jack’…but here are A Few Things He Knows for Sure
I write a lot that I have been lucky enough to have met a variety of brilliant, inspiring, and caring individuals throughout my career. Today, I”m going to focus on one- Dr. Jack McGovern. I initially met Jack at the … Continued