In her book Confidence: How Winning and Losing Streaks Begin and End, Rosabeth Moss Kanter (004) points out that a great deal has to do with confidence. Simply put, those who are confident they will achieve the desired outcome tend to invest appropriate resources, stick with a strategy when they hit a trouble spot, and [...]

When I travel around Ohio to meet with teachers, I am often asked to provide assistance in solving problems that are usually posed in the form of yes or no questions. Some examples are:
“Should we teach students to read using phonics or whole language?”
Should I develop engaging, exciting, and interesting lessons, or should I cover [...]