Talking to Students About Masks
This week our Governor and Commissioner of Education had a press conference about ending the mask mandate in schools. It was all anyone could talk…
Category: Leadership Voices
Real-time Data about the Real Quit in K12: Winter 2022
One of the problems with data, and K12’s reliance on it, is that data ages. And ages quickly. But public education, especially, in its quest…
TURN IDEAS INTO IMPACT: FETC 22
As I got out of my Lyft at the Orlando airport Friday, I realized I was saying goodbye to some great new connections I made.…
Tell me!
TELL ME what your grading practices say. TELL ME what they say to the student who gets up at 4 am and rides a bus…
Bold Predictions in Edtech for 2022
Every year I embark on this tradition of trying to be “bold” in my predictions of what the twelve months ahead will entail. Some years…
A Look Back at Bold Predictions for Edtech in 2021
Wow. That year flew by! Like many of you, we have been teetering in and out of pandemic stress in the Hooker household. We kept…
Can Graduating Early Solve the Problem of Teacher Shortages?
Nationwide, it is called The Great Resignation. Sadly, our education community is not immune. Whether lured away by early retirement, opting for a career change,…
STRATEGIES FOR BEING MORE PRESENT AS AN EDUCATOR
I, Matthew X. Joseph, have worked in public education since graduating from Springfield College in 1993. For the past 17 years, I’ve been fortunate enough…
Whose Voices Are Missing? Brainwriting Propagates Ideas From Everyone!
These recent two school years have brought many of us to the realization that reaching ALL students is challenging, but more critical than ever. We…
Standing in the Gap: Responding to Intolerance and Committing to Safe Schools
Just days after a student was harassed by an adult for openly identifying as gay during a school board meeting in Massachusetts, the MASCD (Massachusetts…