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Schools as a Microcosm of Societal Progress
Schools, as microcosms of society, have the potential to serve as breeding grounds for these changes, where future generations can learn to embrace interdependence, collaboration, and social responsibility—values that will ultimately lead to a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society.

Greg Mullen
May 36 min read
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Creating a Self-Directed Learning Environment: Integrating Motivational Interviewing to Shape School Culture
In these three sections, we will explore how school leaders can integrate MI principles into their leadership practices, understanding Motivational Interviewing and its principles with specific elements of culture and core values according to the Mullen Bioecological Model for Who We Are and How We Learn.

Greg Mullen
Apr 3018 min read
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The Teacher-Coach Pilot Model: Transforming Education from Within
Despite having talented educators and dedicated school leaders, many districts—especially large urban areas like Los Angeles—still overlook one of the most effective solutions to these persistent problems: the Instructional Coach.

Greg Mullen
Apr 237 min read
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Stop "Watering Down" School: Shift from Behaviorism to Heutagogy
This article is not just about writing standards in media; it’s a direct critique on how an overemphasis on behaviorist pedagogical models a

Greg Mullen
Apr 97 min read
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“Can’t” - Limitation or Exception in a Growth Mindset?
This article is an exploration of “can’t” in the context of a Growth Mindset. It explores when “can’t” is more than a hurdle to overcome.

Greg Mullen
Oct 30, 20245 min read
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Developing Agency in Schools Starts with School Leadership
First, take a moment to reflect on this statement: "A teacher cannot give any more agency to students than they themselves have." - Anne...

Greg Mullen
Sep 27, 20246 min read
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Rethinking 10 Traditional Practices: Shifting Away from Conventional Teaching Methods
Many of these issues are often attributed to students themselves—“They’re just not motivated,” or “They don’t seem to care”—but what if some

Greg Mullen
Sep 13, 20248 min read
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K-12 Math: A Metacognitive Constructivist Approach
A metacognitive approach to teaching math in elementary school encourages students to think about their thinking, understand their...

Greg Mullen
Sep 5, 20248 min read
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From Pedagogy to Heutagogy: Reshaping the Education Mold
The risk of shifting our teaching practices from pedagogical to heutagogical is in our own reluctance as educators to relinquish control...

Greg Mullen
Mar 1, 20246 min read
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Mindset Matters: What is keeping schools from adopting and adapting CBE as a mindset and practice?
Scroll down past this ChatGPT-created essay to read my reasons for creating it. **The following essay was crafted using ChatGPT from the...

Greg Mullen
Jan 8, 20247 min read
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The Problem with Classroom Teaching
How well do you know which theory of instruction you are implementing in your classroom, and the benefits and detractions of that theory?

Greg Mullen
Nov 19, 20216 min read
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Best Classroom Procedures?
Just remember... the next year will be easier… unless the teacher in the grade below you is saying the same thing.

Greg Mullen
Sep 3, 20194 min read
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