This year has been the hardest in memory for many teachers. Over the next few weeks we’ll be trying to share ideas and free resources to help get people over the hump. Team TLAC’s Hannah Solomon shares this first post on the topic. Now is a really tough time to work in a school. Pre-Covid the…
Brittany Hargrove, TLAC Director of Advocacy and Partnerships, has been working hard to develop our new Dean of Students’ Curriculum and to support schools in using it to develop students’ socio-emotional learning. She recently interviewed two colleagues who’ve been piloting the curriculum: As many of you know, we’ve been developing a Dean of Students’ Curriculum over…
Studying video of teaching together is a great way for professionals to improve on their craft. This year TLAC’s Hilary Lewis & Rob Richard have been running video self-study sessions with various schools, including the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. They shared these notes: A month ago, our team had the pleasure of…
A few weeks ago I co-wrote an article with Kate Jones on the idea of retrieval practice questions. After some further conversations Kate shared this new reflection on how to use exit tickets to build long-term memory and learning. Inspired by a recent conversation with Doug on Teachers Talk Radio, I have been reflecting…
Turn and Talk is a powerful tool in the classroom. Done well it can cause the room to crackle with energy and give students the opportunity to rehearse and develop ideas in a smaller setting before sharing them with the whole group. Watch, for example, how the energy in these three Turn&Talks (that’s Denarius Frazier, BreOnna…