Roots And Blooms Teaching

Are you a Roots teacher or a Blooms teacher?

When ‘Those Kids’ Don’t Look Like ‘Those Kids’

What happens when kids experiencing trauma don't look like kids experiencing trauma?

A Letter to the Parents of my Students

To the moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, guardians, foster parents, and everyone who takes on the task of raising the former, present, and future students in my classroom.

TLAC Way in the Music Classroom

The Teach Like a Champion philosophies work in any classroom, whether you're teaching reading, writing, math and science, or music, art and PE.

Imagine A New Way of Doing School

In a developmental approach to education reform, we must dismantle outdated and ineffective systems and rebuild from the ground up with a structural shift in our teaching and learning.

When the World is a Trigger: Understanding Children with Trauma

"For abused children, the whole world is filled with triggers." ~Bessel Van Der Kolk

Three Small Steps for School Success: The Broken Windows Theory

"Staff, come to the library for a quick stand up meeting." Oh no. In my experience, "quick stand up meetings" meant bad news. Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay We sauntered toward the center of the school. Some clutched their belongings, a few murmured together, but most entered the library in silence. The staff of …

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From Systems to Structures Part 2: Four Models for Learning

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In From Systems to Structures Part 1, I discussed the importance for a new guiding metaphor in the world of education. We call education a system that requires reform. Instead, we can transform education when we build a structure. To build a solid Education Structure we need a blueprint, a model from which to start. …

From Systems to Structures Part 1: A New Metaphor for Education

The Education System. Many people today discuss our education system, how it is failing, and what to do to fix it. But the simple fact that we use the word "system" implies a metaphor that may be contributing to education's failure and the ineffectiveness of reform strategies. Metaphors unconsciously guide our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Metaphorical …

The Curse of Standardization: Equal is not Alike

Standardization (verb) The process of making something conform to a standard.To bring into conformity with a standard. Standard (Noun) Something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example.A structure built for or serving as a base or support.  Standard (Adjective) Constituting or conforming to a standard especially as established by law or custom.Substantially uniform …