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Being Defensive
It seems like we spend a lot of our time being defensive. It might be when presented with something new. "That won't work." Or when something we've been…
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Center of Attention
They say that every picture tells a story. Think about what this picture says. The teacher desk is the center of the room. It is the center of…
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Why the Arts Matter
Great music fosters joy and connection. Great books foster joy and connection. Great plays foster joy and connection. Great artworks foster joy and connection. The arts foster joy…
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Guest Post: Appy Hour
Guest Post by Amy Storer One of my goals this year was to transform professional learning on my campus and in my district. I was starting to see…
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Learning to Shout
Do you remember the Silhouette sketch from the classic TV show, The Electric Company? Two people in silhouette would join together to read a word. The first person would…
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Lunch Today
When the world is trying to tell you something, you need to listen. I was talking to our second grade students in the cafeteria about their behavior. I…
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The Work That Matters
When you set out to do work that matters, you won’t find out what that work is in the curriculum, or test scores, in a book, or from your…
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Unprepared
My experience didn't prepare me. I took one class in child development and three teaching methods courses. Then I student taught for three months. I was hired three months later…
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The Best Idea Wins?
I heard someone say something the other day that made me think: "The best idea wins." The person used the statement to describe a person who was successful in…
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Considering Scale
My friend Dave is an artist. He goes by the name MOMO. He paints murals that are quite large. In Philadelphia, for instance, he has a mural that is…