“If you know why, you’ll figure out how.” –Unknown
“Always share the why before the what.” –Donna Moss, brilliant educator and friend
Always Remember the Why
Posts by Jadi Miller
1Embracing and Encouraging the Power of Reflection
“We do not learn from experiences…we learn from reflecting on experiences.” -John Dewey
Perhaps it is because as educators we are flooded with “end of the year” events like final concerts, awards convocations, sports championships, and spring dances at this time of year, but reflection has certainly been on my mind lately. Read more
Productive Failure
One of the most challenging sales job that we as educators may ever have to make is related to the idea of productive failure. Productive failure is included in our tenets of effective assessment practices as a component of a learning rich culture along with risk taking and celebrating success. Failure seems to be hard-wired into our brains as a negative and something to be avoided at all costs. Our job as educators is to recognize this perception and work to correct it. Read more
Response to Intervention: Start with Effective Tier 1 Instruction
As with most innovations in education, we start by questioning before embracing new ideas. We think critically about the benefits that the change has to offer and will engage in vigorous debates as we begin the implementation process. When changes start to become part of our school culture, we can often lose the rationale and core essentials of what is most important related to the new practice. Read more