The longer I find myself in education, visiting classrooms, working with schools and learning from other educators, I keep coming back to one word that may help us all turn things around: intentional. I think we say we are being intentional, and at the beginning of an initiative we might be. But, if we are […]
“You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic.” Why Intention Matters in Schools Read More »
Summer, with its heat and humidity ever rising, has me perspiring but also pondering our work in schools. Teachers, when it comes to what’s happening in your individual classrooms, be a thermostat. Leaders, when it comes to what’s happening in your schools, be a thermostat. Being a thermometer does no one any good. Let me
Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer Read More »
Remember that scene in Walk the Line, when Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash walked into the recording studio to play for the first time for Sam Phillips. The first attempt did not go so well, and Sam’s reply to Mr. Cash helped bring a little perspective to the situation. “All right, let’s bring it home.
Success Criteria on the Daily, the ONE Thing. Read More »
When it comes to what we do in the classroom, we have to stop and think about the true purpose of why we are there. I know when I first started out as a high school English teacher, I thought the job was to go into class, do my best Mr. Keating, and inspire, lead,
Are We Seeing Evidence of Learning? Are We Doing Things to Look for It? Read More »
Just wanted to announce that “Let’s Quit Teaching and Start Designing Learning” might be coming to a bookshelf near you thanks to Routledge Publishing! With that said, it might be a while before I get anything posted. Hope to be back soon!
Just wanted to share with all of you… VOICES FROM THE #PRINCIPALPROJECT COMMUNITY Here’s How I Look for True Learning in the Classroom by Jason Kennedy | 3.16.22 When I reflect on my first 10 years of teaching, I know it would have been a completely different classroom if I’d known what we know now about student
My Article Appearing in The Principal Project Read More »
I don’t know about you, but I blinked twice and the 2021-22 school year is about to be over. These last two months seem to be packed with testing, activity, end-of-year responsibilities and everything else, it can be hard to keep up. But, at some point, when things begin to settle for a moment I
Reflecting on the Practice Read More »
