Denver Public Schools struck today. It’s just so simple. The people who control the money don’t want to give it to teachers. They have it but won’t give it. It’s about enough salary to live on. They are offering an additional $2.5 million and we want $8 million. That’s for 5,700 teachers. It’s not a

Sorry about the loss of communication. First time it’s been that bad but it’s fixed now. I plan on writing more on the Invisibles this month and next, just to give a heads up. Of course, all topics are fair game, but we must keep mental health and classroom management always at the top of

I was just reminiscing about the first time Invisibles happened in my classroom in New Delhi. I actually went back and found them, the very first ones. It’s so much fun to reminisce. You will know one day, if you don’t already, about the power in these things. Here they are:

Hey we haven’t talked about our map that Sean made years ago. If you haven’t already, please click on the tutorials page above and put a pin in the map so we know where you are.

I know we can’t get rid of all testing in schools. It would be like removing one of the eyeballs (the only one?) from a monster. He wouldn’t like it. But the testing monster doesn’t see very well in the first place, with his vision limited to, precisely, only what he can see, which is

Disclaimer: my opinions on testing are based on my reading and interpretation of the research during 40 years in the classroom. Schools suck the life out of good people unless we know how to fight by only acting interested in their stuff (testing) and keeping our doors closed and really focused on our stuff (good

Here’s a thought that puts things into perspective, one based entirely on the research: The reality of the game we are playing, acting like we can teach them a language, is that we can’t. There are two polar opposites at work here: (1) that we can teach them the language. (2) that we can only

Here are some small books on various topics for PLC members at no charge. Some may recognize that some of the information has its origins in previous articles published here over recent years:

Here is Carly’s rubric for scoring an individually create image:

This activity was first posted here years ago but I think a lot of us have forgotten it. Thinking about the need now in January to be able to pace ourselves for the grueling winter run, I republish it here. It definitely takes the pressure off. One Word at a Time Stories (OWATS)  It is

Greg reports from the weekend workshop, and we thank him: Hi everyone, Here is the video of my presentation. Please do not share outside of Ben’s PLC members: Here is my Google Slide from the presentation: h https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aPsJu_WKW6L1EpLNf-mz1DwLBuUBjHQZ6Jk6M1C-2oI/edit Access is restricted. In order to view you will need to request access via your Google account.