Interest refers to student’s affinity, curiosity, or passion for a particular topic or skill.

We need to develop a robust set of tools - strategies and routines - that help us address student variance. It's easy to come to rely on two or three "trusty" instructional strategies like worksheets and lectures. Those are of little help in planning for a variety of student needs. As we develop a better toolbox, we're empowered to meet students where they are.

The best educators I have met never stop asking questions. Some of them have taught for forty years and continue to be energized by new possibilities.

Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished

A gifted teacher has an unfailing eye for magical classrooms & loses sleep over anything less than the highest quality.

It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning these routines and contributing to their success once the teacher is comfortable guiding students in that direction.

Sometimes educators suffer from the "I already do that" syndrome. In those cases, we feel inadequate if we admit we have a distance to go as learners of our craft.