I (Michael Ralph) wrote this article for another publication, but through circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic it did not publish. I share it here in order to make it available as part of our discussion in episode 056 on Indigenous erasure. Educators are seeing increased urgency around efforts to promote an anti-racist perspective within K-12… Read More »
Episode Reflection
A Keystone Habit Shapes our Practice
People who exercise are more likely to eat healthy. If you make your bed, you’ll be more productive throughout the rest of your day. These behaviors that seem to create a cascade of other positive behaviors are called keystone habits. You can find lists of good habits all over the internet. Finding a professional keystone… Read More »
Online Learning Can’t Beat Classrooms, but It’s Still Valuable
February’s episode of Two Pint PLC was the first time Laurence and I returned to a topic that we’ve covered in a previous show. This time technology means online media, discussions and course work. In episode 004 we tried to decide how screens compared to paper copy. This month we have a similar substitution: how… Read More »
Reflection on Differentiation and Neurobiology
Episode 011 Reflection Reflection makes us better educators, and writing is a good way to wrestle with thoughts half formed and inarticulate. This is my (Michael Ralph) reflection on the discussion of a prior episode. Differentiation Differentiation becomes a much more manageable mountain to climb once you embrace other effective teaching practices, such as… Read More »