Scenes From a Broken Hand

(originally published at www.catapultlearning.com ) I didn’t intend to be an educator. My parents were both teachers—my father at a l...

Sometimes in your journey through life, you encounter writers or artists who speak in a language that feels like it was written just for...

“Behold, a sower went forth to sow…” (Matthew 13:3) We all know the parable: a man sows seeds; some of them grow, some of them don’t....

(originally published at www.catapultlearning.com ) I’ve been writing and speaking recently about an idea I’m calling, “ Teaching for...

(first published at www.catapultlearning.com ) It seems like the Common Core State Standards have devolved into yet another opportuni...