We gathered at Stafford today and I really appreciate everyone’s participation. Please take a few moments to offer reflections from today’s meeting.
Has there been a change in your outlook on ther engaging work framework? To what do you attribute this change?
What worked about the session, what didn’t work?
Are there ways that the strategies [...]

I first became invloved with Working on the Work in 1999, when I was a middle school principal. The framework intrigues me for quite a few reasons. First, I think that it is very intuitive–it just makes sense. Students are more apt to internalize copncepts that they have had an emotional connection [...]

Every now and then, we come across a situation that absolutely stumps us. Let’s face it, in most problem situations we know exactly what to do. Sometimes we do it, sometimes we rationalize our decision not to do it becasue the solution is so hard. It might be confronting a friend about hurt feelings, it [...]

Today we met at the Center for the first day of our Universal Design for Learning Institute. What a packed day! Past participants let us know that they wanted more strategies. We adjusted for today. As a matter of fact, one person let us know that “it’s OK to include some theory, you know.”
Today [...]