No Email Weekend!
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No Email Weekend!

  I'm not sure if you've noticed but our teaching population has changed. Some of them (gasp!) actually recognize boundaries. That is why their expectation for communication is No Email…
Do Not Disturb
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Do Not Disturb

  There are distractions everywhere. Dings, pings, and notifications go off at any and all times throughout the day. Our phones have a Do Not Disturb feature that is definitely…
Getting on the Off-Ramp
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Getting on the Off-Ramp

  It’s time to get on the Off-Ramp.    We add new things to the plate all the time.  More initiatives.  More pilots.  More administrative tasks.  More checklists.  More stuff…
Lost and Found
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Lost and Found

  The pile grows bigger each day. Sweatshirts. Jackets. Hats. Somehow, a random pair of shorts. If you ask anyone who's lost a sweatshirt, it's always described as "navy blue"…
Problem or Situation?
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Problem or Situation?

  I’m currently reading Seth Godin’s new book The Knot: Problems Can Be Solved. An early takeaway in the book is how Godin established the difference between a problem and…
Principal School
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Principal School

  They never taught me this in Principal School. It's a statement that I jokingly add any time I'm dealing with something unexpected. A child's glasses flushed down the toilet.…
Off Script
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Off Script

  Teaching can be a funny thing. You’ll prepare and over prepare. You’ll spend hours on the lesson plan, the activities, and the assessments. You’ll sit with the student with…
The Museum of Me
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The Museum of Me

  A few years ago, our school district went completely digital with report cards. The idea was that we would no longer send home hard copies of student report cards,…