Do you know how to grow your own food? I'm 34 years old, and I still can barely manage to perfect macaroni and cheese!  In our integrated unit...

During the last few years, teachers have been inundated with quick “fixes” for education. Increased technology budgets. The creation of maker...

On March 4th, 2016 I presented at the largest educational conference in Asia. This conference was built around "doing school different," and invited...

Ready for a challenge? Grab a piece of paper and pen, or pull up a blank document on Microsoft Word. Set the timer for five minutes. Your task is to...

Relationships Eat Strategy for Breakfast First confession- I misquoted Peter Drucker. I did it intentionally. His famous quote is, “culture eats...

INTRODUCTION It's the end of the first semester, and your principal informs you that grades are due in a week. You quickly rush to your Gradebook,...

A mile wide or a mile deep? Your choice? When I first started teaching over a decade ago, I had the privilege of witnessing a zen master. His...

The Deer in the Headlights We’ve all seen it. The deer caught in the headlights. Frozen with fear. Unable to move. Jump to the right or left and he...

On The Way To Work... On the way to work in the morning, Mark listens to case studies on various patients in order to best understand how to deal...

Just recently I returned from my first ever SXSWEDu conference. Three weeks later and I'm still nerding out over what I saw: Robots neatly packaged...

My Early Days as a Teacher When I first started teaching some 12 years ago (before I had grey hair), I thought I knew everything there was to know. ...

The Dead Pig  At about 7:43 in the morning the pig keeled over and died. Five students exchanged looks, dumbfounded.  Was it the feed? They were...

Do you have trouble focusing on one thing? I know I do. Even as I type this e-mail, my mind is racing to a thousand places. What will I cook for...

When people think of the future of learning, they envision AI headsets and virtual touch screens that hover inches from students’ faces; global...

How do you typically start the new year after a long winter break? Do you jump straight into learning? Have students reflect on their winter breaks?...