It’s the tenth annual review here at Byrdseed!
Year: 2021
Reflecting and Planning With Four Lists
Four lists I update every time I sit down to reflect and plan.
A Leader’s Job Isn’t Giving Presentations
If I were advising folks who are new to a leadership position in education, I’d give one piece of advice.
Why I Never Plan For A Grade-Level
Here’s why I never approach a lesson as being “for a grade.” Instead, I think of a lesson as I’d think of baseball, chess, or the piano.
Focus on Thinking, Not the Product
When I was a new teacher, you would have seen some pretty fancy products hanging in my room, but if you stopped to consider how my kids thought about the content… well, often my students just restated facts that I had already told them.
2021 Event: Lesson Makeovers
My online video event from 2021, in which I gave reader-submitted lessons a makeover!
Grow Your Own Leaders
You don’t need to hire experts to fly in and do a one-day training. Look within your ranks for potential leaders. Equip them with resources and opportunities. Grow your own leaders.
Using Art to Practice Reading
When you’re teaching a reading skill, can you replace some of those dull sample texts with glorious artwork?
Universal Themes and… Punctuation!?
Here’s how can we move a punctuation lesson beyond mere memorization and towards actually interesting thinking.
So… which is longer: a Ray, a Line, or a Line Segment?
Let’s move beyond memorizing definitions and get kids grappling with the fascinating concept of infinity!