My most recent memory of a traditional onsite education conference was Spring 2019. It was...
Joshua Freedman is a leading expert on applying emotional intelligence (EQ) to optimize performance. He is...
I do not live in the most politically prejudiced county in the United States. That...
In 2000, Peter Senge, of the MIT Sloan School of Management, published his fourth book,...
Throughout the summer, I answered this question from educators all over the world. While I...
Is there a name yet for the popular nonfiction genre in which primarily non-scholars round...
It’s common for schools to have mission statements explicitly outlining their values, beliefs and goals for the community. Some schools use these statements as guideposts for in and out of classroom behavior, curriculum, communication, decision making, and design strategies. When mission statements are at...
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Have you ever walked into the kitchen to get something, only to have your mind forget what? Or left the grocery store with everything on your mental list except the one thing you really needed for dinner? Every day, we encounter the limitations of...
I have been fortunate to have worked with so many dedicated and passionate educators in my career. I have been inspired and awed by the day-to-day commitment it takes to do this job and show up for students in ways that reach far beyond...
It’s 9 p.m. and your 13-year-old daughter with ADHD is rushing around the house frantically looking for her social studies book. She’s just realized that she has to read a chapter and answer five questions to prepare for the quiz tomorrow. You calmly offer...
“I just can’t make myself get started,” a high school senior told me. She was sitting in my office in obvious distress. College deadlines were approaching, and all she had for an essay were a few scattered notes. “Try a Pomodoro,” I suggested. "Right...
One night, during the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in China, my father made the...
Since spring 2020, I have been fascinated by what oddly may be the perfect storm...
By Joshua Freedman CEO, Six Seconds and Michael Eatman PCC, Founder, Culture7 Coaching This is...
We walked on the moon. You be polite! Joni Mitchell’s piercing words were quoted to...
My most recent memory of a traditional onsite education conference was Spring 2019. It was...
I do not live in the most politically prejudiced county in the United States. That...
Have you ever been in a class where you had to work in a group...
How do students manage uncertain or unknown situations themselves? What skills do they need? In...
Many students and teachers will be physically returning to school in the Fall, others will...
Joshua Freedman is a leading expert on applying emotional intelligence (EQ) to optimize performance. He is...
Thousands of schools around the world have leaders pushing for some sort of change. Educational...
Currently we are in a crisis. When a crisis occurs the brain is on high...
In this episode of the Coconut Thinking podcast, I speak with Jane Bryant, former CEO...
Throughout the summer, I answered this question from educators all over the world. While I...
Is there a name yet for the popular nonfiction genre in which primarily non-scholars round...
For the past 15 months, educators have understandably been immersed in the challenge that COVID-19...
https://youtu.be/sDXltzbdRmY Jon Shee, World Languages Department Chair, and Matt Bavone, Academic Technologist/Classics, St. Luke's School...
In 2011, the school I have the privilege of leading was proud to announce it...
Our lives take different courses based on the decisions made by people we often don’t...
https://youtu.be/uv2QuIA6eMw This interactive brainstorming session focused practical solutions for more effective assessment as well as...
In March 2020, the first schools closed. Since then, the debate has focused on whether...
Covid-19 has profoundly disrupted business as usual within schools, causing institutions across the country to...
By Aria Saines, student, Punahou School (HI) Kindergarteners stand giddy in front of their new...
After a tumultuous end to the 2020 Spring Semester due to COVID-19, Fall 2020 brought...
Last week’s blog post, The indicators of high quality digital learning, ended with an invitation...
Many previous blog posts have referenced the difference between emergency remote learning as implemented during...