Archive for December 2019
How Potatoes are Like a PLC
In the last decade we have seen the rise (and fall) of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The idea itself is a really good one… bring professionals together, collaborate and learn, and walk away with agency to do amazing things for students. What could possibly go wrong?! Well, like many things in education, we took an…
Read MoreFailure in the Kitchen and in the Classroom
Anyone who has ever attempted to cook has burned something. It happens. And when it does happen, it is very tangible. You can see the burn, taste the burn, smell the burn. It’s immediate and signals us to make changes. Do we throw it out? Do we fix it? Can we make an adjustment and…
Read MoreThe Differentiated Cook
ERG has a friend – we’ll call her Sally – who appears to be easy going, but in reality, she is pretty high maintenance. She has to sit in the front seat or she will get car sick, she only wears a certain brand of cosmetics, and she has a zillion demands about food. But…
Read MoreHow Pound Cake Builds Community
It’s a not so well-kept secret that we love food over at ERG Headquarters. We love our schools and our teachers and growing all learners, but the topic of food is usually next on the list when we are done talking shop. One day, when thinking about why we love food so much and why…
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