Have you ever struggled to unleash learning for the people you work with? If so, I'm going to suggest you find a symbol or theme to help you. For many years I had been working to find ways to "teach" my students how to navigate the challenges they faced. I lectured on it. I brought in [...]
I know you want the best for the learners you work with. You want the sessions you run (or sessions your teams run) to bring out the best in what is possible for all the people you work with. Because you care about the work you do, you are strategically, mindfully and creatively creating lessons, presentation and meetings that unleash learning [...]
Great directors work to ensure their films have amazing endings. Gifted novelists work hard to write great closing for their stories. Musicians use the closing of their performance to leave their audience wanting more. Great educators (that's you!) know that to unleash learning, creating a powerful closing for each learning session is essential. That's because [...]
If you're a teacher, staff developer, lecturer, trainer, presenter, learning coordinator, or educator... Do you ever struggle to find ways to unleash learning for everyone? Even for the most inspiring educator, it can be difficult to consistently find innovative ways to bring out the best for all learners. To break through this road block, watch this 5-minute interview with my friend and colleague [...]
If you're working to unleash learning for your students, participants, or staff, your goal is to ensure all of your learners are lifting the weights consistently throughout the session. Yet, even with your amazing skills and talents, you might find it difficult to ensure everyone (yes everyone!) is lifting the weights consistently. So here's a [...]
Have you ever had someone talk through a presentation you were giving, a class session you were conducting, or a meeting you were running? You worked really hard to prepare the session, only to find a few people texting, whispering, or a speaking loudly to someone else during the talk. It's horrible isn't it? Yet, [...]
A personal trainer (PT) has one goal: to get you healthy. When you work with a PT, he or she focuses on ensuring you are working out throughout the entire session. For example, a PT knows that for a muscle to be built, YOU must lift the weights during the entire session. It is the [...]
With nearly 20 years in the field of education, having worked with students, teachers, and educational leaders in various capacities in both the United States and now Australia, I have come to understand one important thing: If you are a teacher, counsellor, principal, social worker, district or regional advisor, principal or school administrator, or have [...]