Attitude
- One of the most important things to have is true empathy for struggling students. I think it’s helpful to remember something you’ve struggled with yourself. Can you remember how it made you feel? Do you know what it’s like to feel totally lost on something that it seems like other people know how to do? Learning this lesson goes a long way with our approach to teaching.
Culture
- Active Caring, a how-to (Geoff Krall)
- This can apply to administrator relationships with teachers as well
- Core Value survey beginning of year
- Have each teacher choose someone from a different content or department to invest in
- Cookies in a new teacher’s room at beginning of year to encourage people to come introduce themselves to that teacher
Assessment
- Standards-Based Grading
- Teach Better by Doing Less (David Wees) and More Catchphrases (Henri Picciotto)
Student Mindset Development
Instruction Tips
- Routines: the driving beat of your class (Geoff Krall)
- Lessons: the stuff we envision, only better (Geoff Krall)
- Problems: then a miracle occurs (Geoff Krall)
Curriculum
- Math class needs a makeover (Dan Meyer)
- Creating an intellectual need (Dan Meyer)
- Teaching to Big Ideas (David Wees)
- Algebra 1 Curriculum
- Geometry Curriculum
Homework
- I don’t give it, but this is an interesting idea from Henri…
Leadership
Equity
Understanding Students
