Room to Discover

I still remember the first time someone told me that part of my job description as a teacher was to “be inspiring.” Sarcastically, I imagined […]

Room to Discover was founded on two ideas: that children learn best when classrooms are student-centered, and teachers learn best when professional development is teacher-centered. […]

Who wouldn’t like the idea of student-centered learning? The very name seems to capture everything that education is supposed to be: an experience that is […]

One of the most basic expectations for teachers is that we keep our students “under control.” When we stand in front of a classroom, we […]

If you or your children spend time in schools, you’ve experienced waves of reforms meant to “fix” education. Whether we are considering Data-Driven Instruction or Response […]

It has been just over a year since I first launched BlendedLearners.com. The months since I wrote my first blog post have been the most exciting […]

In parts 1 and 2, we looked how to get started collecting data for DDI and then how to use that data to plan for whole and […]

Just in Time Data Over the past few weeks, we focused on Data-Driven Instruction: how to use data gathered over an extended period of time to […]

I recently met with a group of veteran teachers from “traditional” schools to discuss student-centered learning. Perhaps because most of the educators in my Personal […]

Conducting a Class with Leveled Groups If you were concerned about content coverage when we brought up the idea of self-guided learning, you may have […]

It’s hard to attend an education conference, especially an EdTech conference, these days without hearing about Gamified Learning. As with any buzzword, it can be […]

Taking the first step to gamified learning can seem overwhelming, especially if you are the type of teacher who likes to create everything from scratch. […]