The Title on the Door

The Title on the Door

  The best thing you can do in a leadership role is to check your ego at the door.  If you focus too much on the title on the door,…
End of Year Checklist

End of Year Checklist

  It's about that time of year in many schools where we provide each teacher with an end of year checklist. Each teacher will check off items to show that…
More of These Things

More of These Things

  How do we get more of these things into our classrooms? I was recently rereading Austin Kleon's book Show Your Work about creativity. In the book, he argues that…
One Thing

One Thing

  In his blog posted titled, The wasteful fraud of sorting for youth meritocracy: Stop Stealing Dreams, Seth Godin asks, "Let's talk about school and figure out what we're trying…
Three Wrongs Make A Right

Three Wrongs Make A Right

  They say that two wrongs don't make a right. It would seem though that three wrongs (or more) will put you in the direction of making things right. Building…
#PopUpLearning

#PopUpLearning

  Last week, I encouraged all educators to try some #PopUpPD.   This week, let's carry the learning over to our students! Try this format (or modify it) to spread…
A Grown Man Coloring

A Grown Man Coloring

  I am a grown man. And the other night, I colored for several hours. A beautiful botanical garden.   I had initially joined my son, who was peacefully coloring…
5 Ways to Continue Learning This Summer

5 Ways to Continue Learning This Summer

  Summer break is just around the corner. Try these activities to keep yourself up-to-date during the break. Continue learning and connecting to improve for next year!   Rich (@RACzyz)
The Peanut Gallery

The Peanut Gallery

  We often admonish the peanut gallery for criticism and heckling.  However, we can learn from those who hate the idea of what we are doing.  They may point out…
Class Meetings

Class Meetings

  Now is NOT the time to give up. With several weeks of school remaining for many educators and students, now is the time to maximize learning. One way to…