Innovative classroom transformations are on the rise! Many teachers are investing their own resources, including time, money and materials, towards creating thoughtful, efficient, and sometimes even magical academic settings for students. Dramatic HGTV-style classroom makeovers tantalize us on social media, whisking away the industrial era of public school interior design and seating us comfortably–finally–in the…
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Mind Your Business
Heard of mindful learning? Want to know what brain-based learning really entails? Need to see a brain-compatible classroom in action? Stroll the halls of Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School in Jacksonville, NC, and when you hit the fourth/fifth grade hall, enter the first classroom on your right. Welcome to Mrs. Christian’s Class! A huge, blue vinyl…
Circle, Underline, Bubble, REPEAT!
A Reflection by our Executive Director Nakia McCall “How do they expect me to get increased proficiency and mastery if I do not teach these test taking skills? You know – “Circle, Underline, Bubble, REPEAT”. That is the question many educators are secretly asking themselves at this point in the academic year. This is also the…
Easing Teacher Resistance
Let’s face it. In some way or another, we all can be a bit resistant to change. Change is such a monumental feat whole bodies of research are devoted to its study. The goal of our work is propelling professional growth, and although our approach is to refine and extend teachers’ existing strengths, we are fully aware that…
When An OG Has Your Back!
There is a gang of OGs in Trenton, NC. The members come to the school everyday, and their presence in Pre-K through 2nd grade classrooms speaks volumes, often nonverbally. These Original Grandmas (OGs) use a series of nonverbal cues to communicate expectations. Just a look, a turn of the hand, or a wink of an eye can…
Comfort…More than a Name
REFLECTIONS: We believe reflection is a critical component of professional growth. Reflecting on the learning happening around us not only provides an insight to improve how we consult with educators but also supplies us the impetus to deepen how we go about the work we do. After all, if we are not learning from our experiences, we are…
Bearded
Has your school been “bearded”? I met Freeman H. Beard painting an amazing mural on one of the entry hallways at Riverside High School in Durham, NC. You know that feeling when you walk into some schools and see large format paintings encompassing an entire wall, or the lure of huge images that greet you…
Bear With Us As We Grow…
Reflections from Our Chief Executive Officer As we close the 2015-2016 academic year, I begin reflecting on the next direction, the future of eduConsulting Firm, and, of course, its growth. It’s what everyone says I should be doing. We’ve sent the requisite promotional emails. Our Twitter followers grow by the day. We hope schools do not…
Student Voices on Classroom Management
We are super excited about this post! Its content confirms what we have always known, and it comes straight from the mouths of babes! BEFORE When we first entered this fourth grade classroom back in the fall of 2015, we were utterly appalled! The class was unruly, disrespectful, and off task. Although we state it mildly, the classroom…
Top 3 Things New Teachers Say They Need
Researchers continue to say that schools pump a lot of time and energy into beginning teachers through mentoring, training, and supporting them. Others indicate that such strenuous efforts on the part of school districts are monumental wastes of both time and money–as the most current data show 17% to 46% of beginning teachers abandon the profession…
Fieldtripping
A Reflection from our Chief Executive Officer Dutchess Maye: When I receive an invitation to attend special events, speak for occasions, or interact with students, I am not likely to tell a school for which I consult “no.” Opportunities such as these give me greater insight into what makes great schools, what creates a community of individuals, and…
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