By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder A couple of weeks ago, a teacher asked me on Twitter how she could create a KIPP culture in her own classroom. In earlier posts…
How Do I Effectively Check for Understanding?
By Elliott Witney, Former KIPP School Leader, Current KIPP Instructional Coach and Spring Branch Independent School District Executive Director In early November of 1997 I was teaching fifth grade Math…
3 Lessons Teachers Can Learn From Vegas
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder I started teaching in August of 1992. I struggled mightily and failed daily. At the end of many of those early days, I wasn’t sure…
Sharpen the Saw
How Teachers Can Use the KIPP Framework for Excellent Teaching to Improve Their Practice By Jen Keyte, Teaching and Learning Labs, KIPP Foundation One of the things I love most…
Three Ratios to Improve Classroom Success
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder The central idea behind focusing on classroom ratios is to ensure that our students are doing as much of the heavy cognitive lifting and having…
How Do We Keep Great Teachers Teaching?
By Jen Keyte, Teaching and Learning Labs, KIPP Foundation At KIPP, we believe our teachers are the keepers of our mission –teachers are the ones who will ultimately determine how…
Why TSA Needs a Lesson in Classroom Management
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder Why is my two ounce bottle of Purell a threat to national security at the Orlando airport but not at LaGuardia? This was the question…