An Essay on Increasing Intrinsic Motivation in the Adolescent Classroom
Developing intrinsic motivation in adolescents is important as it can positively impact various aspects of their lives, such as academic per
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Greg Mullen
- Jun 21, 2022
- 6 min
Mistakes in a Standards-Based Approach
This image lists five mistakes I've not just experienced as a classroom teacher but have talked about with way too many educators over time.
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Greg Mullen
- May 9, 2022
- 13 min
Six Core Values for Who We Are and How We Learn
At the end of my last post, Elements of Culture, I wrote how Culture and Values overlap but are still distinct layers with distinct...
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Greg Mullen
- Mar 21, 2022
- 11 min
Culture of Self-Directed Schooling
How would I describe the culture of a self-directed schooling environment? When I think about “culture”, I often imagine the sound of...
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Greg Mullen
- Nov 17, 2020
- 5 min
A Framework for 'Self-Directed Schooling' (SDS)
What I am proposing in this article is a framework that takes a philosophy for Self-Directed Learning and places it within the structure...
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Greg Mullen
- Jun 21, 2020
- 6 min
Distance Learning & Relationships
It is the first day of school - a momentous occasion for students. Each student enters their assigned classroom and finds a desk near a...
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Greg Mullen
- May 19, 2020
- 10 min
A Creative Solution for Schools in a Post-Pandemic Environment (PART 3 of 3)
This article looks at the impact of a self-directed learning philosophy on elements of a school's culture.
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Greg Mullen
- May 11, 2020
- 9 min
A Creative Solution for Schools in a Post-Pandemic Environment (PART 2 of 3)
Traditionally, students learned according to a schedule which they themselves were not responsible for planning or executing.
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Greg Mullen
- May 5, 2020
- 9 min
A Creative Solution for Schools in a Post-Pandemic Environment (PART 1 of 3)
This article is the first of a three-part series. This Part 1 looks at Self-Directed Learning, its benefits, and motivation for learning.
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Greg Mullen
- Apr 19, 2020
- 8 min
Mastery, Compliance, and Efficiency in Education.
if a school is seeking to shift away from mastery being strictly a demonstration of skill and knowledge and become more about...
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Greg Mullen
- Mar 6, 2020
- 2 min
About SEL Assessments
Schools are already using SEL assessments to collect info about student growth in non-academic skills, but how they are using the data...
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Greg Mullen
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
A Proposed Solution to National Academic Assessment Stagnation
The U.S. education system has a report card produced by the N.A.E.P. (National Assessment of Educational Progress) - it's basically our...
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Greg Mullen
- Nov 7, 2019
- 8 min
Compliance vs Social-Emotional Learning
This post walks a delicate line of supporting both compliance and concepts of social-emotional learning such as identifying and managing...
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Greg Mullen
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
The Flaw of Averages
The following paragraphs are taken from an article by The Toronto Star, When U.S. air force discovered the flaw of averages. I do not...
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Greg Mullen
- May 5, 2019
- 8 min
What is an ACE score?
ACE is an acronym that standards for Adverse Childhood Experiences. The original study was published in 1998 by the federal agency The...
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Greg Mullen
- Feb 2, 2019
- 2 min
About Social-Emotional Learning
SEL is not the solution! As I continue to research and further develop my philosophy and framework, it continues to be shown that SEL...
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Greg Mullen
- Feb 2, 2019
- 5 min
Why Care About Cognitive and Psychosocial Development?
The second half of the 20th century has given rise to a deeper understanding of human development that continues to be explored - human...
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