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Embracing Mistakes

November 22, 2024

“You learn a lot by talking to old-timers. You learn even more by making your own mistakes.” I jotted this little tidbit down when talking to Patrick Kallaus as he showed me how he picks, dries, and roasts his own coffee beans. As he talked, the FAIL poster I have seen in classrooms popped to mind.

You have probably seen the FAIL poster before, but just in case you haven’t, FAIL is an acronym that cleverly stands for First Attempt In Learning (though I would argue it should be plural: First Attempts In Learning).

Worth the Wait

November 15, 2024

We are bursting with excitement over the release of our latest book, Prepared Classroom: Ready to Teach, Ready to Learn, coming out next month! If you’ve ever worked on a big project, you know the process is, well, a process. For us, the idea of Prepared Classroom started in a conversation, developed into classroom practice, grew into a written draft, morphed through countless revisions, and finally—finally!—it is about to become a real, tangible book.