Our Priests, From Formation to Front Line
What do you think should be the top prioirity of your parish pastor or your school chaplain? Likely, everyone has a different opinion and priests are challenged to be all …
The First Rule of Improv is Everyone Can Do Improv
Will Dennis (of Unscripted Productions) joins Jill and Colleen in the lounge once again to talk improv! Will shares how he has used improv in the classroom using 5 basic …
Manifest Positivity
Jill unveils the 2 campus-wide goals she and her principal rolled out at the start of this year and provides the status of their goal progress so far. Good intentions …
Ready, Set, Regulate!
This episode continues the converstion about classroom activities available to kids who arrive early, who finish work quickly, or who stay after. Every classroom has activities and learning opportunities for …
Early Birds
In this episode, Jill shares a question from a Catholic school in Erie, Michigan about what to do with early arrivers in the morning. What is the most productive or …
Muddy Shoes Can Be Everyone’s Problem
Did you ever wish you had a group of people to solve your problem? So does Colleen! In this epsiode Jill and Colleen explore the idea of community inquiry learning …
Both And
Today in the lounge, Jill and Colleen talk about approaches to lesson, unit, and course design. What’s better–following curriculum chronologically or thematically? How do we focus on standards AND make …
The Debrief
What’s a great way to assess whether a lesson went well? Ask the kids! In this episode Jill shares an idea used by the Detroit Catholic Microschools that can be …
Playing Favorites
Do you remember the first time you got to choose your own book, topic, or partner for a project? We do! In this episode, Jill and Colleen explore how personal …
What’s Good
Jill and Colleen welcome guest Will Dennis into the lounge for a conversation on creating the best conditions for learning. Will’s insights, based on his time teaching Theology and teaching …