This week I have been preparing my classes for Mastery Learning (I see students in about a week).  Part of that preparation is creating some videos that teach students how to operate in a...

Do you struggle with making sure every teacher-student interaction has a purpose? Do you feel like you have enough interactions with your students each day? Do you want more meaningful...

Are you worried that students will be in vastly different "places" when they return to school this fall? Some students will be on grade level while others will be far behind. How will you teach in...

Like many of you, I finished up what arguably is one of the most challenging and chaotic years of teaching. I started teaching in 1986, and I have worked in education for thirty-five years. First...

Have you ever sat in a  PD session and the presenter talked about how you should differentiate, but you said in your head… No Way! They are crazy! It all sounds well and good,...

One of the most important things to do at the begging of the year is to get student buy-in.  Regardless of how you teach, students need to hear from other students. Since, I teach using a...

Are some of your students way behind? Do you feel like you are holding back some students in order to accommodate those that struggle? At what point do you simply move on and hope that those...

For my first 19 years as a teacher I was a committed lecturer and probably spent 60% of my class time doing whole group “teaching.” I honed my craft. I had some standard jokes. I spiced...

Jon had a great chance to visit with David Frangiosa on his podcast From Learning to Earning. Listen in as Jon talks about Mastery Learning. 

Schools closed. Remote learning. Exhausted teachers. The pandemic has had a huge impact on schools around the world. Perhaps the biggest issue we face now and going forward is the impact of...