by Jim Knight | Aug 1, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning, School Reform |
Today on gallup.com, results of a survey conducted by Shane Lopez and Preety Sidhu show that new teachers are amongst the most engaged employees when they start their careers, with 35.1% of new teachers reporting they are engaged by their work. I’m not sure that 35.1%...
by Jim Knight | Apr 11, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning, Student Learning |
This week I’m giving a post-dinner talk in Niagara Falls, Canada. I’m never too sure about how such a thing can be done, but as I prepared the presentation, I asked myself, what would I want after teaching all day, driving to a conference, and having a nice dinner? ...
by Jim Knight | Apr 5, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning, School Reform |
The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love. Margaret Atwood We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way. Leon Russell Margaret Atwood is right, of course. We could communicate more effectively...
by Jim Knight | Mar 15, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Self-Coaching, Teaching Strategies |
I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. Oliver Wendell Holmes If you haven’t seen it, I suggest you watch Joe Smith’s four and a half-minute explanation of how to...
by Jim Knight | Jan 23, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Professional Learning |
“A person can have the greatest idea in the world—completely different and novel—but if that person can’t convince enough other people, it doesn’t matter.” Gregory Burns neuroscience professor at Emory University “It’s intriguing to ask,” Carmine Gallo asks, in...
by Jim Knight | Jan 17, 2013 | Improving Instruction, Teaching Strategies |
Jobs launched an innovation in the retail space precisely because he had a bigger vision than his competitors. His customers would enter an Apple store to shop for products and leave “feeling” inspired. —Carmine Gallo One of Steve Jobs’ innovation secrets,...
