Student buy-in is one of the many focal points for school teachers and administrators every year. Students have many things competing for their attention; i.e. video games, sports teams, television, outside activities, and friendships are a few of things drawing attention from kids. These attention grabbers do a great job of providing kids with a sense...Read More

I have one focus and I ask myself one question.  The focus is to design engaging learning experiences for students.  The one question is: How do we design an environment that makes kids want to come to school every day? I believe there are three main components involved in meeting the focus and answering the...Read More

Whenever educators visit our school to tour, we end the tour with a learner experience conversation detailing what we want students to experience. The conversation almost always leads to risk-taking and growth mindset.  We discuss how we model risk-taking for students as teachers and campus leaders.  This is not the fun and safe activity that you did earlier...Read More

We have taken a different approach to engage students on the campus that I lead. Our original idea was to bring a college feel to a middle school campus and show our students what the future of their educational experience would like. Flexible seating, collaboration areas, and student choice over the location and pace that learning...Read More