To Do List for Educators

Start an online forum for teachers Conduct virtual office hours Accept only electronic copies of papers Join a papermill Get graphic with grammar instruction—diagram sentences Stop giving dictionary definitions for vocabulary words Take a speed-reading course Buy a rap album and figure out how kids learn the lyrics Align instructional time with assessments Take a drawing class Read business blogs Integrate the power of visuals Learn from the “pros” Practice the power of story Test ideas, collect evidence, share, get feedback, adjust the idea Remember form and function Write a blog Interrogate instructional practices Engineer powerful ideas Play video games Always be true Learn about the brain Be a synthesizer Laugh Establish new neural pathways Play the caption game Don't mistake kindness for weakness Practice self-directed think-alouds Find Aristotle Organize and host a JAM Practice creative abrasion Time yourself Make learning an opt-out instead of an opt-in thing Promote open-source, asymmetrical learning Answer the question, "What would I be most afraid to be wrong about?"