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Educational Leaders eBook Library
A comprehensive library of free resources for educational leaders, The Educational Leaders eBook Library includes the following: The Agile Learner eBook Getting Misatkes Right eBook Success with Habits of Mind eBook The Mindset Continuum eBook…
Designing Mistakes for Growth – AI’s Challenge t…
Perhaps the most counterintuitive aspect of effective learning involves mistakes. Not all mistakes have equal learning value, and AI is dramatically changing which mistakes students make—and what they learn from them. The Mistake Framework In…
We’ve Raised the Quality of Teaching. But What About the Qua…
Over the past decade, schools around the world have made enormous strides in improving teaching. Evidence-based strategies like Explicit Instruction have brought greater clarity to the classroom. Lessons are more purposeful. Expectations are more explicit.…
Are Your Students Performing… or Growing?
In many classrooms, things look good on the surface. Students are engaged. Tasks are completed. Workbooks are full.They’re meeting the standard—sometimes exceeding it. By all appearances, learning is happening. But there’s a question that nags…
The Hidden Cost of Clarity – What Happens to Agency in Expli…
Explicit Instruction is rightly celebrated for bringing clarity to classrooms. Lessons are structured. Expectations are clear. Success is modelled and achievable. For many students—especially those who previously struggled with ambiguity—this clarity is empowering. It builds…
What Are Students Really Learning from Their Mistakes?
We’ve all said it. Mistakes help you learn. It’s become a classroom mantra. A Growth Mindset catchphrase. A reassurance for students who’ve just gotten something wrong. And yes—it’s true. But only sometimes.And only if we…
Beyond Posters- An Eight-Part Journey to Transform How You D…
You know the Habits of Mind matter. You’ve seen the posters, taught the concepts, maybe even assessed them. But something’s been nagging at you. Why aren’t your students actually getting better at them? Why does…
Part 1- You Can’t Predict the Future – But You C…
A teacher once told me about an argument he used to have with his dad. He was a teenager, frustrated, slogging through Latin homework. “This is pointless,” he’d say. “I’m never going to use it.”…
Part 2- How Students Actually Get Better at the Habits of Mi…
Previously, we explored why developing the Habits of Mind as capabilities—not just content—is essential for preparing students for an uncertain future. Now we dive deeper: what does that development actually look like? A few weeks…