Category Archives: conversation

Understanding Our Students’ Cultures

Today during a professional development session with a group of elementary teachers, we were problem solving around students that are “stuck”.  One teacher was talking about an African-American male student who has really high mental math skills, but she is … Continue reading

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Book Resources: Guerra de los Panes

La Guerra de los Panes is available in our online Store. Continue reading

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Training

I took a golf lesson today. I’ve golfed maybe 4 times in my life, so when my father-in-law offered I take his spot at a lesson, I jumped at it. I knew that if I were to continue to play I wanted to learn how to play correctly rather then having to re… Continue reading

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