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The Week That Was in 103

Week two felt like a reset button. Last week I tried to do too much too fast with Chromebooks, logins, and codes. It was overwhelming. This week, I went back to the basics. Paper, pencils, and simpler routines gave students (and me) the space to breathe. We still pulled out the tech: Quizizz for Fast and Curious, Google Slides for Thin and Thick slide, but we balanced it with Frayers, CyberSandwich, and Sketch & Tell-o on paper. That rhythm worked.

I also had a big curriculum shift confirmed. Originally, 6th grade was set for 7th grade content (ancient Rome and Greece), 7th grade for 8th grade content (early American history), and 8th grade for 10th grade content (modern American history). But over the weekend, it hit me my 8th graders had never learned early American history. How could they possibly jump straight into the modern era? I brought it up to my principal, and he agreed. So this year, both 7th and 8th grade are studying early America. Next year, 7th grade will move forward into modern America, and everything will be aligned again. It’s the right move, and it gives me time to prep for a brand-new course I’ll be teaching down the road.

Monday – Sources Rack and Stack

Wednesday – Lunchroom Fight 2

Thursday – Historical Thinking with Molly Pitcher Painting

Friday – John Brown Bias

Monday – Sources and Sourcing

We kicked off our new theme this week: Sources and Sourcing. The goal is simple but essential: help students recognize the difference between primary and secondary sources and begin applying that understanding.

We started with a Quizizz check in, and the results told me all I needed to know: most students had no clue. That changed my plan immediately. I scrapped my original idea and built a Rack and Stack that gave them multiple reps with the concept.

Here’s how it broke down:

Thin Slide – Students picked a source, labeled it primary or secondary, and shared with a partner. A quick, low-stakes way to get them thinking.
Frayers – Two total: one for primary, one for secondary. Students added definitions, examples, and nonexamples to deepen their understanding.
Word Wall – They sorted sources on their own. No scaffolds, no hints. Just a test of what they knew after the Frayers.
Thick Slide – The application task: If you were researching the American Revolution, what primary source could you use? Students added a picture, used their Frayer definition, and proved they found a true primary source with claim, evidence, and reasoning.

By the end, students weren’t just identifying sources; they were already starting to source them in their writing. That’s the kind of win that makes me feel good about slowing down, scaling back, and laying a strong foundation for what’s coming next.

Tuesday – Digging into Historical Thinking Skills

Tuesday’s focus was on the four historical thinking skills we’ll be leaning on all year: sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. I built a Quizizz Fast and Curious that mixed straight definitions with application-style questions. The first run was rough, class averages came in at 39%, 32%, 38%, 40%, and 52%. What fascinates me is how consistent those numbers always are across classes when students haven’t actually been taught the content yet. It shows me we’re all starting from the same baseline.

From there, I introduced notes on the four terms. To make it stick, I had students complete a Sketch & Tell-o for each drawing a quick sketch to capture the meaning and writing a one-sentence explanation. But I didn’t want it to just stay on paper. As we worked through the notes, I kept tying it back to Monday’s lesson.

I asked a student to look around the room and pick a primary source if they wanted to learn more about me. Some chose the student letters on my wall, others pointed to my Teacher of the Year plaque, and a few grabbed onto classroom photos. With each object, we practiced:

Sourcing – Who created it? When? Why?
Contextualizing – What was happening at the time it was made?
Corroborating – What other source in the room could support or challenge it?

For example, if a student chose my Teacher of the Year plaque, they often paired it with one of the letters from students that helped me earn it. That connection helped them see how sources work together to tell a fuller story.

We wrapped by running the Quizizz again. This time the class averages jumped to 47%, 58%, 59%, 48%, and 74%. It wasn’t perfect, but the growth was clear. Students saw the payoff of practice, and it gave us a strong foundation to keep building on the rest of the week.

Wednesday – Practicing Skills with the Lunchroom Fight

By midweek, I wanted a low-cognitive way for students to actually practice the historical thinking skills we had been building. The Lunchroom Fight 2 activity from the Digital Inquiry Group was the perfect fit.

In years past, I’ve never found this activity to be all that engaging. But this group is different. Being in a small private school, my students know each other well and have strong rapport. They listen to one another. They actually discuss instead of talking over one another.

We started class with another Quizizz for retrieval. Then we jumped into the Lunchroom Fight. A couple of students even asked, “When are we going to learn history?” They were eager to dive into content, but I wanted them to see how skills work in practice.

Students paired up, read through the eyewitness statements, and organized the information. The conversations were good: who seemed reliable, who didn’t, and what evidence actually held up. The end goal was a simple Claim-Evidence-Reasoning:

Claim – Who was at fault for the fight?
Evidence – Which statements supported that claim?
Reasoning – Why does that evidence matter for deciding suspension?

What impressed me most was the independence. Some students even took their papers down the hall into the common area to work, and I could trust them to get it done. That’s a gift as a teacher—watching students take ownership of the task, collaborate authentically, and actually enjoy practicing skills.

Thursday – Jumping Into History

Thursday was the first day we really shifted from skill-building to applying those skills with actual history. We started class the same way, with a Quizizz Fast and Curious. The averages told the story: 86%, 81%, 44%, 80%, and 88%. The growth was there, and the quick retrieval gave students confidence heading into the lesson.

From there, we moved into a sourcing activity from the Digital Inquiry Group. The prompt was tied to a famous image: Is this painting of the First Thanksgiving a reliable source to understand the relationship between the Wampanoags and the Pilgrims? Most students confidently said yes. But the reveal that the painting was created 311 years after the actual event surprised them. Once they thought about it, they understood why it was not reliable. That “aha” moment was powerful.

We used that as a bridge into another historical painting, Percy Moran’s Molly Pitcher Firing Cannon at the Battle of Monmouth (1911). Students leaned on the four skills of sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and lateral reading to break down the image. The conversations were sharp. They questioned the reliability, discussed how memory and myth can reshape events, and pulled connections to what we had been practicing all week.

We closed with a writing task:

Prompt: After analyzing Percy Moran’s painting Molly Pitcher Firing Cannon at the Battle of Monmouth (1911) using sourcing, contextualization, corroboration, and lateral reading, write a short response using the Claim–Evidence–Reasoning framework.

Instead of collecting responses on paper, I had students type their CERs into ShortAnswer. Then we ran a Battle Royale. Students voted responses up and down, debated which claims were strongest, and saw firsthand what made evidence and reasoning effective. It was a blast. The energy in the room was exactly what I want, with students engaged, competitive, and thinking critically about history.

Friday – Exploring Bias

Friday’s focus was on bias, which is always a tricky concept to teach middle schoolers. I adapted a lesson from Mr. Roughton and shaped it for my classes. We began with one final Quizizz Fast and Curious, and the results were strong: 86%, 80%, 83%, 83%, and 91%. That showed me they were ready for a challenge.

To introduce bias, I showed a recut trailer of Finding Nemo. Someone had spliced together lines and clips from the movie but paired it with horror film music. Every student had seen Finding Nemo, so they were shocked and confused by what they saw. That was the hook. I explained that nothing in the trailer was a lie, but the way the clips were cut and the music that was added changed the perspective completely. Bias works the same way. It is not always about telling falsehoods. Sometimes it is about presenting information in a way that leaves out parts of the story or makes it feel different than it really is. That clicked for them.

Next, we moved into a CyberSandwich on John Brown. I gave each student an article that ChatGPT had created for me. One came from the perspective of a northerner, the other from the perspective of a southerner. The students did not know that they were reading different accounts. Each article contained the same facts but used loaded language to create very different impressions. To scaffold, I gave them guiding questions:

List as many words or phrases as you can find that make John Brown look positive.
List as many words or phrases as you can find that make John Brown look negative.
Sourcing – Who might have written this account? How could that influence the way John Brown is described?
Contextualization – What was happening in the United States in the 1850s that might explain why people described John Brown this way?
Corroboration – Do you think this reading gives you enough information to make a good decision about who John Brown really was? Why or why not?
Based on what you read, who was John Brown?

As students worked, most had no idea they were reading different articles. In one class, someone raised their hand and said, “I can’t find anything positive.” Another student responded, “What? How can you not?” That sparked immediate comparisons and conversations. The realization that they had been given different accounts blew their minds. They begged to read the other version. That was the moment bias became real.

We closed with a CER: Was John Brown a hero or a villain? Students pulled from their notes, their comparisons, and their discussions to make a claim, back it with evidence, and explain their reasoning. The engagement was high, the conversations were thoughtful, and the lesson tied right back to the Finding Nemo trailer. It was the perfect way to end the week.

TWTW

The Week That Was in 103

This week was my first full stretch as the new 6th, 7th, and 8th grade social studies teacher at St. Ursula Villa. With only three days on the books, I do not have the time or space to reflect on every class and every moment. Instead, I am going to highlight some lessons that stood out. Not because it was the best, but because it captured what I want this year to feel like.

Building More Than Community

On the very first day, I leaned on a few familiar tools: Sketch and Tell-o, Thin Slides, and Frayers to build community and get to know my students. The funny thing is, Villa already has an incredibly strong community. Many of these kids have been together for years, and each grade only has 30 to 40 students. So yes, the “Frayer a Friend” activity was a little redundant, but I wanted to give them practice with these frames we will use all year.

The next day, I put those same tools to work for something bigger: creating a class mission statement.

From Sketches to Statements

We started with a Sketch and Tell-o. I asked students to visualize what they feel is most important in a classroom environment. Four minutes to sketch, a quick explanation, then each student narrowed their ideas to a single word. They shared those words with a partner, and together we pulled out the common threads.

Next came the index card Thin Slide. On one side, students wrote three to four words that felt essential. On the back, they drafted a personal mission statement using those words. I modeled what that might look like first. Many students had already written personal mission statements before, so the leap to classroom mission came naturally.

Then came my favorite part. We took those mission statements into ShortAnswer. Students typed them in, and we ran a battle royale. They read, debated, and narrowed them down round by round until one statement stood at the top. That collective ownership mattered.

We closed with a Frayer Model of the chosen mission statement, thinking through what it looks like student to student, teacher to student, student to teacher, and student to classroom. By the end, the words were theirs, the mission was theirs, and the expectations were theirs.

Why It Mattered

Was the lesson perfect? No. But it checked the box I care about most right now: students shaping the environment they want to learn in. The protocols gave them structure, and the process gave them voice.

That is a pretty good way to start a year.

Quick Thoughts

Learning Social Studies in a World of AI

Teaching social studies in 2025 is not the same as it was even five years ago. My middle schoolers live in a world where AI can spit out an answer in less time than it takes them to find the question mark on the keyboard. That changes things.

But here is the key: it does not change why we teach social studies. It just changes how we help kids wrestle with information. If anything, AI has made the skills of questioning, sourcing, and perspective even more important.

Here are five things I want my students to get if they are going to actually learn social studies in an AI world:

1. Be the historian, not the robot

AI is good at telling kids what happened. Historians do the harder work of weighing evidence, building arguments, and arguing over perspective. I remind my students that the chatbot is not the historian, they are.

2. Sources are still the anchor

AI does not always make clear where its information comes from and sometimes it just makes things up. That is why my students keep coming back to the question: What is the source? If they cannot answer that, the information does not carry much weight.

3. Bias never goes away

This one is easy for kids to grasp. We have always shown them that newspapers, diaries, and speeches carry bias. Now we add AI to the list. Whose voice do you hear? Whose voice is missing? Once they see bias in one place, they start spotting it everywhere.

4. Question before you accept

This is where I have found AI to be the best teaching tool. It gives kids a polished looking answer that is not always perfect. Instead of saying “do not use it,” I give them my Fray-I template.

Students take an AI response and then “fray it apart”:

What is the main point?
Did it use evidence or just sound nice?
What is missing?
Would you trust this for an assignment?

The beauty of Fray-I is that it forces kids to do what historians do: summarize, critique, evaluate, and revise. AI is not a shortcut. It is raw material for real thinking. You can copy a Fray-I template here!

5. History is still human

At the end of the day, AI can generate timelines and definitions, but it cannot teach empathy or perspective. That is still our job. My students need to see the choices, struggles, and connections that make history matter. That is where the learning lives.

Final Thought

AI is here, and our students are going to use it. We can either fight it or teach with it. For me, the answer is clear: use it as a spark, then give students tools like Fray-I to push deeper. That is how they learn to think like historians in an AI world.

Quick Thoughts

A Change of Scenery

This year brings something new. After a long run in public education, I have made the switch to a small private school, St. Ursula Villa. I will be teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade social studies. The change already feels right. The school is close to everything I do, where I live, where I coach tennis, where life actually happens. If I need to run up to school, it will not feel like an all-day event. That alone is a big deal.

More than that, I will be able to be involved with school activities in a way that makes sense for me. Smaller class sizes, a supportive staff, and students who are eager to learn. It is a refreshing combination.

Why the Switch?

Honestly, it was time. I found myself saying things I never thought I would say. I was stressed out, going through the motions, just trying to survive the day. My great friend and co-author, Dr. Scott Petri, once told me, “Moler, your worst day of teaching is someone’s best day.” The problem? I was having way too many of those worst days.

When I interviewed for this position, the principal asked me why I applied. My answer came out without hesitation: “Because I miss teaching.” I was tired of babysitting. That pretty much sums up where I was at and why I needed a reset.

Leaving public education is not something I ever imagined doing, but the reality was clear. I needed a break. I needed to find joy in teaching again.

Looking Ahead

I am excited to start fresh. A new environment. Smaller classes. Great colleagues. Great kids. I can feel myself wanting to be more creative again, not just checking boxes.

That brings me to this blog. For years, I have written The Week That Was to reflect on my teaching. But writing about three different grade levels every week? That might be too much, both for me and for anyone reading. So I am rethinking the format.

Right now, I am leaning toward something like this:

My top 3 lessons of the week
Or maybe 3 wins and 1 that needs work

It keeps things tight, focused, and honest. Because the truth is, no week is perfect, and that is the point.

A new school. A new rhythm. A chance to get back to the kind of teacher I want to be. That is what this year is about.

Quick Thoughts

Is My Lesson a Grecian Urn? (And Why I Keep Asking Myself That)

Every so often, I go back and reread a blog post called Is Your Lesson a Grecian Urn? (It’s a great post from th Cult of Pedagogy). I’ve shared it in PD sessions, sent it to colleagues, and maybe most importantly, used it to check myself when I start planning something that’s more “fun” than it is valuable.

The first time I read it, it hit me like a well-placed serve in the ribs. Not all hands on learning is actually learning. We can wrap balloons in papier-mâché, make the prettiest PowerPoints, and check all the “engagement” boxes, but if it doesn’t move students forward in skills and understanding, it’s not much more than a time filler.

Why This Sticks With Me

I’ve been guilty of the Grecian Urn approach before. We all have. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of thinking, If they’re busy and smiling, they’re learning. But the truth is, smiles and productivity don’t always equal mastery. A “creative” project can still live in the lowest levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy if the thinking stops at remembering and regurgitating.

That’s why I like the Grecian Urn metaphor. It’s not anti-fun or anti-creative. It’s a gut check: Is the time spent on this task proportional to the learning it produces?

How I Use the Lesson

When I read the original post, I started doing a little mental math while lesson planning:

If students spend 3 days making something, what exactly will they be able to do with that knowledge after?
Could we hit the same learning target in a day with a tighter, more purposeful activity?
Am I grading for content, or for how “cute” or “neat” the final product looks?

This isn’t about stripping away every bit of creativity. It’s about making sure the creativity supports the learning, not overshadows it.

My Takeaway for Teachers

Here’s where I’ve landed:

If it’s for learning, make sure the heavy lift is in the thinking, not the decorating.
If it’s for fun or sanity, own that and don’t pretend it’s something it’s not.
If it’s a Grecian Urn, you can either cut it or tweak it until it’s doing real academic work.

The reason I keep going back to this blog post is because it reminds me that time is my most valuable classroom currency. Every minute students spend should have a clear connection to what I want them to know or be able to do. And if we can make it meaningful and enjoyable, that’s the sweet spot.

AI and EduProtocols

What Stuck With Me: Lessons That Still Shape My Teaching

There are some people you can learn something from every time you talk to them. That was Scott Petri for me. Whether it was during a presentation, a text thread, or a chat about lesson design, he had a way of dropping a sentence or two that would make me rethink what I was doing in my classroom.

He helped me see Social Studies through a different lens. Less about just covering content, more about treating it like literacy instruction. That idea that we’re not just teaching history but also building background knowledge, academic vocabulary, and real writing skills, still shapes how I teach today.

Here are some of the biggest things that stuck with me….

Social Studies is English

Scott used to say he was a “closeted English teacher.” He wasn’t just throwing that line out, he meant that if we’re teaching history well, we’re also teaching kids to read better, write better, and talk about complex ideas. One stat he shared really changed how I viewed my role: 55% of a student’s academic vocabulary comes from Social Studies. That’s massive. It made me way more intentional about teaching words and concepts instead of assuming kids would just “pick them up.” When I treat Social Studies like an English class, my students grow more in both.

Listening Is Learning

Scott taught me that students can listen and understand two to three grade levels above where they can read. That fact gave me a huge mindset shift. I used to feel a little guilty when I read texts aloud or used podcasts or narrated videos. It felt like I was doing too much of the work. But this past year, when I was doing a lot of reading aloud to my class, I remembered what he said. I wasn’t just talking at them, I was helping them access content they wouldn’t be able to get on their own.

Letting students listen, follow along with a transcript, and take notes isn’t cutting corners, it’s smart scaffolding. It helps them build confidence and fluency without feeling lost. Multimodal input: reading, listening, writing works better than just throwing a hard article at a struggling reader. That’s something I leaned into more this year, and it paid off.

Connections Are Where the Learning Happens

Scott shared a stat in most of his presentations that came from the 2021 AP U.S. History exam: only 15% of students could successfully make historical connections. We’re pretty good at helping students recall facts. But making connections? That takes practice—and modeling.

Scott was always pushing us to slow down and help students ask questions like, “How does this relate to what we’ve already learned?” or “What’s the bigger theme here?” And this is exactly why he created the Archetype Four Square: a powerful tool that helps kids organize historical events into meaningful patterns and themes. It’s a simple structure that forces them to think about how ideas evolve, connect, and repeat across time. It’s one of the most practical ways I’ve seen to build true historical thinking skills.

Reflection Isn’t a Side Dish—It’s the Main Course

Another big takeaway from Scott was the way he used student reflection and exemplars. Not as an extra. As a core part of the learning. Whether it was a Cybersandwich or a Number Mania or a Retell in Rhyme, he modeled how to show students what good looks like, and then helped them figure out how to get there.

After a Cybersandwich, I’d show students the notes I wish they had written. After a Number Mania, we’d reflect: “Did these numbers tell a story or just fill a slide?” That kind of thinking has changed how I run my classroom. It’s not just about doing the activity. It’s about growing through the feedback loop……..

Final

I still catch myself quoting things I heard Scott say in a Zoom call or presentation. Little ideas that stuck with me and ended up changing how I teach. He helped me raise the bar, not by making things harder, but by helping me teach smarter.

If you’ve ever wondered if those small moments of professional learning matter trust me, they do. They ripple. They stay with you. And sometimes they become the foundation of how you teach moving forward.

Things That Shaped me

Things That Shaped Me: Better, Not Best

It wasn’t some big dramatic moment. Just a soggy afternoon, a rained out practice, and a quiet conversation in the parking lot.

I turned to my coach and said, “I just want to be better.”

Not the best.
Not great.
Just better.

At the time, I was 7th or 8th on the team at NKU. No scholarship. No spotlight. I wasn’t bad, I was just there. And I was tired of that. Tired of feeling average. Tired of going through the motions.

So I said it. Not for attention. Not because anyone asked. I just needed it out of my head and into the world.

Coach didn’t make a big deal out of it. He didn’t hold me to it. But I held myself to it. That decision turned into early mornings twice a week: driving to the local racquet club before class. Coach would feed me backhands. Reps. Then volleys. More reps. Over and over.

I played more. I practiced with purpose. Not just hoping to improve, working to improve.

That mindset. That repetition. That intentionality…changed everything.

By junior year, I earned a scholarship. By senior year, I kept it.
And after my last season ended, Coach handed me money for books. Just a quiet sign that he saw the work, too.

That whole stretch of time taught me what I carry into the classroom today:

Show up early.
Put in the reps.
Don’t chase perfection. Chase progress.
Be intentional.

I don’t expect my students to be the best. But I do want them to be better, and to want that for themselves.

Because better is what shapes you.
Better is what sticks.
Better is what makes you a force…not just in sports, but in life.

Things That Shaped me

Things That Shaped Me: Someone Saw Me Before I Saw Myself

I couldn’t feed a ball to save my life.

That’s where it started. I was a teenager working at Ivy Hills Country Club, learning how to roll clay courts, line baselines, and scrape off the dried teneco when it got too thick. I knew how to hustle. I knew how to show up. But I didn’t know I had something to give.

Enter Brett.

He didn’t just teach me how to coach, he taught me how to carry myself. How to speak with purpose. How to hold the line when nobody’s watching. There was a precision to the way he ran things, but also a presence, like every interaction mattered. He wasn’t just building tennis instructors and players. He was building people.

He saw something in me early on. Maybe it was potential. Maybe it was stubbornness. Maybe he just needed another set of hands on the court. But whatever it was, he handed me a clipboard, a basket of balls, and a level of responsibility I didn’t think I’d earned yet. I stumbled through those first lessons, missed more targets than I hit, but he never pulled the plug. He let me grow.

And more than that – he expected me to.

Brett once told me, “Find a job that pays you even when you’re not working.” I’ve thought about that a lot over the years. At first, I thought it was financial advice. Now I know it’s about legacy. About being so present, so intentional, so damn all-in that your impact keeps echoing long after the bell rings or the last ball bounces.

Teaching is that job for me.

Some days, I still feel like the kid who couldn’t feed a forehand. But I carry Brett’s voice with me, in how I mentor kids, how I show up for colleagues, and how I keep raising the bar for myself. I try to be that person who sees someone before they see themselves.

Because that’s what shaped me.

Things That Shaped me

Things That Shaped Me: Irene

My parents divorced when I was young. I spent most of my time with my mom and stepdad; and his mom, Irene.

For years, I wondered what to call her. Was she my grandma? Step-grandma? Something in-between? I spent too long trying to figure out a title, but looking back now, it didn’t matter. She didn’t need a label. She was just Irene. And she was one of the most important people in my life.

She lived to be 99. That alone is remarkable. But it’s not the number that sticks with me, it’s everything she lived through along the way. She survived breast cancer. Multiple strokes. Multiple heart attacks. She lost her eyesight to macular degeneration. Her hearing slowly faded. Her mobility declined. And yet, she was the happiest, most positive person I knew.

She’d sit at the kitchen table, smile wide, and tell me stories. About the year she got oranges for Christmas. About riding her horse, Jigs, to school in the cold, sometimes in the snow, like it was no big deal. Her voice would light up when she talked about those days. Not because they were easy, but because she had found joy in them.

Irene didn’t complain. She didn’t focus on what she’d lost. She focused on what she still had: people, memories, faith, and the ability to love. She’d ask about my day, even when she could barely hear the answer. She’d laugh even when she couldn’t see who was in the room. That shaped me.

Her strength didn’t show up in loud moments or big speeches. It showed up in the quiet way she kept going. In the way she kept finding good in the world, no matter how much the world took from her.

Irene didn’t need to be called Grandma. She was love, presence, joy, and grit, all in one. Sometimes the people who shape us most don’t come with official titles. They come with oranges at Christmas, a horse named Jigs, and stories that still echo long after they’re gone.

AI and EduProtocols

An Email at 1:40AM

“Not sure if I should say good morning or good night as it is 1:40am. We were talking about school and you came up in the conversation. I wanted to thank you for making learning easier and enjoyable.”

That was the email. No subject line. No assignment attached. Just a student, up late, thinking, and choosing to send a thank you. I didn’t need anything more.

These kinds of messages hit different. They’re not about test scores. They’re not about grades. They’re about how the learning felt.

And let’s be honest: that phrase: ‘easier and enjoyable’ didn’t come from thin air. It came from structure. From intentional repetition. From low cognitive load with high cognitive payoff. It came from EduProtocols.

I get messages like this often. Not every now and then. Often. Kids will tell me in class or write a note after the year ends. They’ll say things like:

“I actually liked coming to your class.”
“We learned but it wasn’t stressful.”
“It felt like we were doing something different every day, but I could always keep up.”
“We actually create things in your class.”

That’s not magic. That’s the outcome of running Fast & Curious consistently. That’s what happens when we build Thin Slides into weekly routines. That’s what Thick Slides and Sketch & Tell allow for talking, processing, seeing, and remembering.

Students feel the difference when we stop overloading them and start giving them rhythm. EduProtocols create a culture where thinking becomes normal. Where success doesn’t depend on who finished the worksheet, but who was brave enough to share a thought.

And because of that rhythm, because they know what to expect, students actually engage. They don’t need every direction reexplained. They don’t need to ask, “What are we doing today?” Every protocol becomes a stepping stone toward learning how to learn.

It’s easy to think EduProtocols are just about efficiency. About lesson planning made easier. But they’re also about connection. They shift the cognitive load to students without turning school into a grind. They open the door for late night thank you emails that aren’t about content, but about feeling seen and capable.

That email wasn’t just a thank you. It was proof. Proof that EduProtocols aren’t just changing the workflow – they’re changing how students experience school.