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The purpose of our blog is to highlight the “why” of our consulting group. We want to share our thoughts and ideas related to our experiences in schools and classrooms. We can all learn from each other. Stay connected with us and share your feedback.
Latest posts
Part 1: Starting the Year Strong with Sensemaking in Your Science Class
As the new school year begins, this is a great opportunity to spark curiosity and critical thinking in our students. One of the most powerful ways to achieve this is by embracing the concept of sense-making. Sense-making encourages students to go beyond rote...
Enhancing Math Instruction: The Transformative Power of AI for Educators
Recently, I've been sharing how to use ChatGPT in my math professional learning sessions. I became aware that many educators are not familiar with it. If you haven't started to experiment with ways of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make your job easier,...
Change The Story: Summer Workshops
We are excited to announce our Change The Story workshops during summer 2023! Are you interested a workshop-style professional learning opportunity? In our two-day workshops, we will facilitate teacher reflection on how to change the story about what math and...
The New Better (pt. 3) – Challenges
This is a follow up post to the previous two posts discussing how education has changed in the past 5 years. If you haven’t read the previous post, go back and start from the beginning. In the previous posts, we discussed how educators are referring to the...
The New Better (pt. 2) – Successes
This is a follow up post to the previous post (The New Better (pt. 1). If you haven’t read the previous post, go back and start from the beginning. When we left off, the participants in my keynote presentations were asked to identify the successes of “pandemic...
How to Prepare for Science Cluster Items
Many teachers are asking themselves the question, “how do I best prepare my students for cluster items?” Many teachers experienced a similar thought when the technology-enhanced items (TEI) were introduced. Students who are successful on any assessment typically...
Here we go!
Let's get this party started! What a whirlwind it has been the last few weeks and months. Eric retired as the Educational Specialist for Secondary Science in Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia at the end of June. Skip retired as the Educational Specialist for...
