September 20, 2023 I was asked yesterday by a teacher how I am still going strong after 38 years in education (30 as a classroom teacher). Her school starts later

August 1, 2023 I’ll never forget the moment when I realized that some of my students hadn’t really understood much of anything in my chemistry class. Students had just completed

December 21, 2022 If you learn quickly, you are smart.  If you learn slowly you are … dumb. This is the message we send to students every day in schools

November 3, 2022 “I haven’t lectured in my class since 2007.” I said this many times over the years, and now I am back to lecturing — sorta! It all

September 14, 2022 Mastery Learning is hard work—really hard work! I believe that the most important part of teaching a successful Mastery Learning class is how it is structured and

August 26, 2022 I start my 36th year in education (28 as a classroom teacher) and below are the lessons I have learned hanging out with teenagers for so many

April 19, 2022 The premise of Mastery Learning is that students progress through content at their “own pace.” If a student struggles with one objective in the curriculum, in theory,

February 10, 2022 Now more than ever, our students need emotional support from their schools and teachers. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), since the pandemic started, there

If you are following the script on Mastery Learning, one of the key principles is that if a student doesn’t master the material, they need to re-test until they achieve

Have you ever been in a class where you had to work in a group and you did all of the work? Have you assigned group work and seen students

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

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