Last week my article Five Steps to Motivate Students to Mastery was published in ASCD Express. The idea presented in the article was a result of thinking differently about how educators might convince upper elementary and secondary students to value engaging in academic work more for the sake of learning than earning "points". I am interested in … Continue reading Five Steps to Motivate Students to Mastery

@GeneseeISD serves tens of thousands of students and thousands of teachers throughout the Genesee County, Michigan, area. Last year many of you know we piloted a new professional development catalog and registration system. Over the summer of 2016 we took everything we learned from the pilot and have officially launched the new system. Everyone who uses the … Continue reading New PD Catalogue Is Here

Via Genesee ISD Assistant Superintendent of Education and Learning Mary Behm Based on your feedback, an updated and improved version 2 of the Professional Learning Catalog is ready to be rolled out for use on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.    You will find the catalog in the same location as always, and at first glance, the … Continue reading Coming Soon….GISD Professional Learning Catalog Version 2!

Veterans National Education Program V-NEP seeks to enlighten people by providing historically accurate, media-rich, educational resources with a focus on events “as seen through the eyes of veterans”. Using our materials, students become more engaged, thoughtful citizens by exploring both current world affairs and history, developing critical thinking and decision-making skills, and better understanding America’s … Continue reading Free HQ Resources: US and World History

  This full day event has a focus on improving grading and assessment practices with Myron Dueck, the author of ASCD best selling book, Grading Smarter, Not Harder. This one-day workshop will focus on the following topics: The purpose of grading and assessment, and how it relates to instruction. The value of clear learning targets … Continue reading PD: Grading Smarter, Not Harder