Welcome, Dr. Christy Hilton
Join us in welcoming Christy Hilton as our new Professional Learning Specialist. We’re excited to utilize her wealth of knowledge and experience to develop en... Read more.
High-impact Strategies that Support the Three Phases of Learning
As educators, we hear and learn all types of instructional strategies to support student learning. Something we may not be aware of is how these strategies alig... Read more.
Funneling or Focusing: What is it and when do we use it?
We are trained as educators to be the content experts. We’re told in our pre-service preparation that we are the conveyor of knowledge, and our job is to impa... Read more.
Prompt and Cue Students for Success and Accomplishment
One of the most misunderstood words in our educational vocabulary is scaffolding. What does it mean to scaffold for a student? Does it mean I should give him or... Read more.
4 Things I Learned at the Annual Visible Learning Conference
John Hattie and his work around Visible Learning is a comprehensive meta-analysis that examines the effectiveness of influences we use and have in our schools. ... Read more.
How to Design Classroom Assessments Using the Difficulty and Complexity Matrix
As we think about next steps to iLearn, specifically related to math, I believe the key is in selecting tasks for our classroom. Choosing the “right” task c... Read more.