Ed Roams the Region Learning About EL Services
Roaming the Region: Learning about English Learning (EL) Services I recently learned that school districts in the NWESD Region serve [...]
Using Math to Solve Real-World Problems
While visiting schools in our Northwest region, I am constantly reminded that students of all ages have intuitive number sense [...]
The NWESD Young Authors Conference
Last month I wrote about strategies for engaging students in writing (Ed Talk Dec 20, 2016). In the spring of [...]
Strategies to Engage Reluctant Student Writers
"How do I support my students who struggle with writing?” is a common question teachersoften ask me. Walk into any [...]
Suicide Is Preventable
Suicide is a difficult subject to discuss for almost everyone.It makes us uncomfortable to talk about it. We attempt to [...]
What about WaKIDS?
Every fall I am eager to look at the results of the WaKIDS assessment. I have heard that during kindergarten, [...]
Knowledge Bowl
Last March I traveled to Arlington High School on a Saturday to find out what this thing called “Knowledge Bowl” [...]
How Deeper Learning Can Help Students Prepare for Project-Based Work
Did you know that currently one-third of American workers are engaged in some kind of freelance or project-based work? And [...]
Cyberbullying
I often overhear school administrators talking about school climate. One of the central areas of concern always revolves around HIB [...]
October: National Employment Disability Awareness Month
Hello everyone! Did you know that October is designated as National Disability Employment Awareness Month? (See https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/ndeam/ for more information.) [...]