Mike PellerRemembering the sounds of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Words: A Morning Reading for My…Saturday, November 7, 10am-12pm : Had we not been out of cell service, my family would have heard the news. We would have seen the…4 min read·Nov 10, 2020----
Mike PellerOn Teaching After an ElectionTeachers across the nation are asking: How do I possibly show up in my classes and for my students over the next couple of days and weeks…3 min read·Nov 4, 2020----
Mike PellerSPACES to CREATE at The White MountainConsciously or not, we feel and internalize what the space tells us about how to work. -David Kelly, founder of IDEO and the d.school7 min read·Jan 16, 2020----
Mike PellerOn Creating Student Listening Forums and Piloting a Competency-Grading SysteThe other week at The White Mountain School, we launched the year’s first student Academic Listening Session. What is an Academic…4 min read·Dec 6, 2019----
Mike PellerOn Summer Professional Development at The White Mountain School, and Building a System for…What happens when you encourage faculty to explore what they hope students to learn and how they teach and assess? What happens when…21 min read·Jul 29, 2019----
Mike PellerOn Doing Real Work (and introducing academic awards)Please find below the notes for a talk I’ll be giving at the 2018–19 Awards Night at The White Mountain School.6 min read·May 31, 2019----
Mike PellerWhat is the difference between a B+ or A-, anyways?To assess, etymologically, means “to sit beside.” As Regan Galvan and I co-wrote in Independent School Magazine “The teacher’s role is to……2 min read·Mar 9, 2019----
Mike PellerOn Choosing a School (As Schools Are Changing)Co-authored with Becky Schaeffer, Assistant Director of Admissions and Academic Administrator at Waring School6 min read·Jan 3, 2019----
Mike PellerTeaching experientially requires time and focusWe embrace experiential education. We believe students — no, humans! — are wired to learn, and we believe that learning is relational. We…4 min read·Sep 27, 2018----
Mike PellerBuild Faculty Expertise, ContinuouslyTeachers teaching teachers! There is no better form of professional development and that is exactly what we are doing. Twice a month…3 min read·Sep 17, 2018----