The story of TOMS shoes, TED Talks, and brain research all show that telling stories helps people engage in thinking.  How can we use this skill more consistently in the classroom to motivate students?  7 minutes is all we need!

Teaching students to be globally competent is no easy task.  In just 4 minutes, we review a simple and effective strategy for fostering global thinking in the classroom.  

Teaching students to be globally competent is no easy task.  In just 4 minutes, we review a simple and effective strategy for fostering global thinking in the classroom.  

When Everybody Writes, everyone is thinking!  Such a simple strategy, but it is one that can significantly change learning in your classroom. Got 5 minutes?

Students struggle to persevere through challenging academic work.  In just 4.5 minutes, this week we have ideas on teaching perseverance that both educators and parents will benefit from!

Some quick ideas for getting back to school and hitting the ground running, (as well as how to deal with that alarm in the morning)!

This week we summarize and review an excellent blog written by a teacher.  Just 7 minutes could change your practice in the classroom forever!

How can we incorporate movement and brain breaks into our classroom?  Our guest expert, a middle school physical education teacher, gives us a lot of cool ideas!  And he also discusses just how important these moments are for students' ability to learn.

Nothing is more important that having students motivated to learn.  Let's learn from Daniel Pink, one of the world's experts on motivation, and share ideas on what we can do to get students more motivated in our classrooms!