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Death by Pair/Share
I was a little taken aback when I started reading "Active Learning Not Associated with Student Learning in a Random Sample of College...

Marianne Lyles-French
Sep 3, 20192 min read
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Audience is King
Through our reading selections and videos this week, I've learned that one of the most important aspects of presenting successfully is to...

Marianne Lyles-French
Aug 27, 20192 min read
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Reflecting on Teacher Trainings in my District
Fortunately, I work in a high school district that is already addressing teachers' professional learning and implementing many of the...

Marianne Lyles-French
Aug 27, 20192 min read
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Having Crucial Conversations
Conversations take place all the time. Sometimes they are short and take the form of politeness such as the, "How's your day"? Other...

Marianne Lyles-French
Aug 15, 20196 min read
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That Dreaded Conversation
Most people don't look forward to crucial conversations; those times when a conversation really needs to happen but it's a high stakes...

Marianne Lyles-French
Aug 11, 20191 min read
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Kicking Chaos to the Curb
One of the many points made by the authors that I appreciate is the acknowledgment of the whirlwind and how it can take over and keep us...
Marianne Lyles-French
Aug 3, 20192 min read
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Customizing a Recipe for Successful Execution
Many people come up with innovative ideas and plans that are good, even great; however, upon the implementation of their plan, they are...
Marianne Lyles-French
Aug 2, 20196 min read
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On Influencing and Execution
Recently I've been thinking a lot about and reading up on exactly how I can influence others in my organization to hop on board with me...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jul 18, 20192 min read
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How Many Ways?
Young scientist Hyrum Green's video, "All Washed Up" entertainingly demonstrates the power of using all six sources of influence. ...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jul 16, 20191 min read
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When Common Sense Flies out the Window
In Dr. Jeni Cross's video, "Three Myths of Behavior Change - What You Think You Know That You Don't: Jeni Cross at TEDxCSU" I couldn't...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jul 16, 20193 min read
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Creating Change Through Reaching Hearts
When something makes sense, it would seem that the next natural step for humans to take would be to follow logically what has been proven...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jul 13, 20192 min read
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Fostering a Growth Mindset through EPortfolios
Around six months ago I had the opportunity to revisit and contemplate my own growth mindset; considering how I could model and...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jul 6, 20194 min read
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Letting Go and Enjoying the Ride
When I think about sharing a growth mindset with others, especially in an educational setting, the preoccupation with grades is at the...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jul 2, 20192 min read
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Understanding by Design
Currently, I've been working on backward lesson plan designing in correlation with a disruptive innovation plan that I’ll be using with...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 26, 20193 min read
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Old as Dirt
Upon reflection after viewing the three videos posted, I have two main questions: How in the world has our educational system been stuck...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 24, 20191 min read
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Aligning Outcomes, Assessment and Activities
I've been teaching for a little over twenty years now and I've created a lot of lesson plans. Today more than ever, it's important to...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 23, 20192 min read
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Collector, Connector, and Experts
I must say that the analogy of collecting dots or connecting dots while learning is one that makes me stop and evaluate exactly what I've...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 16, 20191 min read
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My Learning Philosophy
I come from a short line of teachers as both of my parents were educators: my mother, a third grade teacher at a Catholic private school...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 15, 20197 min read
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It's the Gremlin That Needs to be Squashed
Students are graduating from our compulsory educational system lacking pertinent information about themselves; too many leave our system...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 13, 20192 min read
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The Culture of the Classroom Needs to Catch Up to the "Culture of Learning" in our society.
Our world today is nothing like it was fifty, twenty, or ten years ago; so why then do educators continue to teach in the past instead of...
Marianne Lyles-French
Jun 9, 20195 min read
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