A note before we begin: Be thoughtful about this lesson and your students. Alex Honnold is a very impressive athlete, but his sport is ri...

We are informed by our own culture and experiences. As teachers, we always have great intentions. We hope to be inclusive, celebratory, a...

Many days, it's hard to see the forest through the trees. In my adult life, I have started vacationing in Maine. There, we sleep in a ten...

"Dream a little smarter." https://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/477379965/woop-there-it-is-four-steps-to-achieve-your-goals This episode of one ...

I have met some pretty incredible students. One in particular traveled through the world with an energy of self-confidence, self-respect,...

When disciplining children at school, we often get stuck at getting students to take ownership. Students will deny and deny the "truth" o...

Many times, school is a place that makes it hard to break out of your personal definition. Students feel criticism when they try a new cl...

blog post from Elly Hall There are things in our students’ days that can cause them to feel angry. Anger is a secondary feeling that laye...

In our post Mapping Decisions, we discussed the importance of training both citizens and advocates. There are so many societal problems t...

Exclusionary discipline can be described as any school disciplinary practice that removes children from the learning environment. The evo...

There are so many times I see a situation starting to unravel and I wish I had a quick teaching tool to help me. This is the perfect "gra...

Desperation is never a good mental place for problem solving. When you feel things slip through your fingertips or careen out of control,...

"The weight of the world is on my shoulders." "I feel great - like a weight has been lifted." "I'm just weighed down." "Take a load off.....

So many wonderful things happen in our classroom every day. Even the most challenging classes also bring with them moments of beauty and ...

1. Team Success! Remember and communicate that you and the parent are coming from the same place - both parties want the very best for th...

Sometimes, our most talented students are also the ones who struggle with flexibility the most. When students are used to things coming e...

WEEKEND SELF CARE BONUS! I have already felt it creeping up on me. Walking through school as teachers start to prepare their classrooms s...

While this post is called "Building Relationships," the reality is that all the work on Lead Teacher is designed to build better relation...

There are so many students that stick out in my memory because our time together changed the foundations of my practice. A few years ago,...

I think of this lesson as the “clear vs. murky lesson.” You get to shock and awe students with food coloring, but more importantly it’s v...