Regular readers of Building Confident Learners probably know that I recently coauthored a book with Tim Brown on the steps that teachers can take to build the self-efficacy of their students. Titled You Can Learn: Building Student Ownership, Motivation and Efficacy with the PLC at
As regular readers of the Confident Learners blog probably already know, I am certified by Solution Tree as a PLC at Work Associate. That means I’ve demonstrated my knowledge of the PLC at Work process and my ability to help both learning teams and schools
Over the last two weeks, I’ve presented in five different schools on just what the core work of collaborative teams is supposed to look like in action. In each building, I’ve spent a portion of the day helping teachers to understand WHY collaboration matters so
About a week ago, the following question was left for me in my Building Confident Learner’s contact form by a reader named Madison who is also a student in a Masters of Education program with an emphasis on Instructional design and technology: I have an
Friday was a great day for one of my eighth graders, y’all. Let’s call him Arturo. That’s not his real name, but he’s a very real student in my class this year. He’s got a long history of struggling in school — and, as a
