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We're in an education crisis, and many teachers fear they won't make it through this year. Some are begging for help; some are preaching sel...
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Learn quick and easy ways to improve education, leadership, and parenting: How to replace traditional homework; how to improve leadership; how to integrate new technology; how to assess for...

We're in an education crisis, and many teachers fear they won't make it through this year. Some are begging for help; some are preaching sel...

Angry, litigious, anti-mask parents are suing schools in Ohio, and Mark Barnes has Hacks you can share to stop this madness and solve one of...

Sometimes teacher burnout is due to shame and blame and avoiding the problems. Mark shares some quick hacks from Hacking Teacher Burnout aut...

Mark is joined by two national distinguished principals, Tony Sinanis, an administrator in New York and co-author of Hacking Leadership, and...

In this brief excerpt from the Times 10 Roundtable, Mark Barnes talks with anxiety experts Christine Ravesi-Weinstein and Connie Hamilton ab...

Mark Barnes shares an excerpt of the Times 10 Roundtable Webinar--Hacking Distance Learning: How to Deliver Impactful Instruction When Teach...

A school district in Texas is bringing back the paddle, because some parents okayed teachers hitting their children. Mark Barnes compares th...

The focus and goal of mentoring is not to point out weak performance, but rather to shape a career and develop potential. Before you can be...

James had what appeared to be some major problems. How did his teacher connect with this introverted student? You'll be amazed at how simple...

Teacher, author, keynote speaker Chrissy Romano Arrabito was the student who always raised her hand first, always had the answer, was eager...

Encourage, evolve, empower. Mentor, move, motivate. Create, innovate, elevate. Always be listening. Always be learning. These are the qualit...

Why is impactful leadership like riding a backwards bicycle? It's actually quite simple, says award-winning school principal, presenter, and...

Want amazing, even mind-blowing, conversation in your classroom? Throw out your ping pong questions, and become a pinball wizard. Mark share...

Disruptive students are criminals who must be put out of your classroom. So says one educator, who Mark Barnes is taking to task, in this un...

In this excerpt from Hacking Questions, we learn how to set ourselves up to kick the IDK bucket by identifying the root cause for the “I don...

People said they don't have time to teach empathy, compassion, and self-awareness. Mark Barnes responds, and you may be surprised at what he...

Hack Learning host Mark Barnes lost his temper recently. If only he had taken his own advice, which he shares in this episode, things might...

Are you teaching Generation Alpha with Baby Boomer content? Educators are faced with new challenges from the generation that may live into t...

Mark shares a story from Hacking School Discipline, about Amarra, a troublemaker that many teachers might have given up on. Instead of quitt...

Handing out office referrals like candy to students who misbehave is like sending kids away from learning for a brief holiday, and Mark Barn...

Running a marathon seems crazy to Mark Barnes. Teaching is often crazier. But being both marathon runner and teacher is unfathomable. Still,...

Florida is considering bonus pay for the "best and brightest teachers," but who are they? According to one plan, they are the teachers whose...

Mark Barnes is Uncut again, and he's wondering if teachers and parents hurt kids by NOT teaching them about perception, when it comes to soc...

When someone asks how your day was, do you say, “It was very satisfying?” Do you exit a roller coaster and exclaim, “That was a very satisfy...

Mark Barnes shares a story about a school district that makes students wear color-coded badges that label them as potential failures. We nee...

Mark Barnes shares some tough questions that, he says, all teachers should ask themselves. Are you ready to answer them? Browse the Hack Lea...

Mark Barnes shares Hack 7 from the new Hacking Instructional Design, in which the authors explain how to use mental velcro--must one of 33 e...

Teachers and school leaders want compassion in their classrooms and schools. Mark Barnes explains how Experiential Learning inspires compass...

A concerned educator and parent writes: "My kids tell me that [their classes are] basically -- take notes, do worksheets, take tests. They d...

Popular author and speaker James Clear says, "Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." That is, the effects of your habits mul...

Veteran teacher, author, and presenter Chuck Poole believes that one of the keys to becoming an unforgettable teacher is to find your balanc...

A tennis match was interrupted by, of all things, coaching and, possibly, a little gender bias, and Mark Barnes has some simple hacks to put...

Instead of de-funding school libraries, it's time to transform them into the revolutionary space that can inspire all education shareholders...

Is it time to reconsider parents' role in teaching and learning in your space? Parent and family involvement in education can now be so much...

When celebrities stand by and protect bullies, without punishment, how can adults teach kids to stand up? Mark uses a high-profile example o...

In another uncut edition of the show, Mark Barnes challenges you to take a chance and ask students to rate your in-class presentations or le...

Mark shares a story from author/consultant Angela Stockman about a student who asked for feedback from her teacher, only to be given judgeme...

What if educators knew their students so well, they could predict exactly when kids would quit? Imagine how easily you could propel learners...

And educator commented on a tweet, which ignited what someone called a "mob mentality." This Twitter conversation inspired Mark Barnes to sh...

Shame permeates our schools and classrooms. Kids shame their peers and, sometimes, unwittingly, teachers shame their students. Compassionate...

Mark Barnes says he used to penalize kids for insignificant things like using a pencil or putting their names in the wrong spot (a bad pract...

Mark shares the worst thing he did to his students and how you may be doing the same thing right now. Then, he provides one simple hack to a...

EduHacker Mark Barnes admits that math has always eluded him, until he stumbled upon the Unanswerable Questions hack in Hacking Mathematics,...

Mark Barnes is angry and Uncut, as he unabashedly says No to the president's plan to arm teachers, in an attempt to stop school shootings. N...

Mark shared this on social channels, and something amazing happened: "A model student his whole life, my son, a freshman, suddenly hates sch...

The Mississippi State legislature wants to mandate nightly homework, including spelling, across the state. Mark Barnes explains why any home...

A reader pushed back hard against Mark Barnes' article about going gradeless in Education Week's 10 Big Ideas Special Report. As you may hav...

Mark discusses changing the narrative about school leaders. With a little help from principals Dan McCabe and Tracy R. Taylor, Mark says, it...

Mark interviews Utah English Teacher of the Year Mike Roberts, author of Hacking Classroom Management: 10 Ideas To Help You Become the Type...

Mark cites a Psychology Today Blog post, in which the author references an interview with a Google executive who says the search engine gian...