March 21, 2023 0 From Superficial to Substantial: Teaching Students to Ask Deeper Questions Student-led discussions such as socratic seminars, TQE’s or fishbowl discussions, help students take [...]
August 22, 2020 0 Virtual Professional Development Using the Jigsaw Technique Every year we kick off our two weeks of planning and professional development with a workshop to review our [...]
February 15, 2020 10 How to Set Up Inquiry-Based Professional Development for Teachers This year, at TCFL, the professional development (PD) themes we set for the school year were [...]
April 15, 2019 2 How to Create a Buzz in the Classroom A few weeks ago, I sat in on a language arts team meeting led by our language arts coach, Omaura. Since her [...]
November 21, 2018 1 The Challenges of Individualized Professional Development It’s been about three years now since our school switched from a whole group to an individualized model [...]
August 28, 2018 1 Creating Community from Day One Creating a strong sense of community is essential in education. It’s clear that students who feel safe [...]
April 6, 2018 6 Embedding Life and Career Skills into Our Classes Last year at The Community for Learning, we realized that our increasing focus on life skills (skills like [...]
July 17, 2017 10 Shift This: a Book Review Shift This, by Joy Kirr, is the perfect differentiated professional reading for teachers. Far too often, [...]
September 6, 2016 6 Classroom Gallery Walk for Professional Development Our elementary/secondary shared, individualized PD has begun! I have to admit, I was hesitant to start [...]
August 29, 2016 8 Strength in Vulnerability A new school year begins with a group of new teachers, ready to learn the ins and outs of how we [...]