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Disrupting Family Time
Winter weather rolled into our area again last week. Luckily, the storm did not impact school hours, so we managed to hold an entire day of school uninterrupted. The freezing…
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Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Being uncomfortable is part of the process. We rarely, if ever, start off great or even good. Bad starts are the norm not the exception. Whenever we…
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Today’s Plan
A simple two step plan for your day: Determine what matters. Leave out all the rest. Rich (@RACzyz)
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Find Those Who Will Help You Grow
Find those who will help you grow. They are all around. It might be a colleague. Maybe an administrator, a fellow teacher, a coach. It might not…
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Creativity is a Skill
Many of us, including myself, grew up believing that creativity was a talent. Some people are creative. Others are not. It turns out that this belief is…
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A Missed Opportunity
Tied 63-63. 9.8 seconds on the clock. Both teams had played through an incredibly hard fought game. Back to back three pointers had gotten the home team to…
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Building Conversations
My conversations with students aren’t always perfect but it’s always perfect when I’m having conversations with students. When we are talking we are building trust rapport community…
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#StaffBookTasting
This week, we held our first #StaffBookTasting. The purpose of the event was twofold. I wanted to model a Book Tasting event for teachers so they might implement with…
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The Student Experience
What is your students’ experience like? What’s it like? Do they like your class? Love your class? Do they talk? Do they work with friends? Is it a…
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The Work Students Should Be Doing
This is a project that one of our students completed at home. Earlier in the year, she took advantage of a four day weekend and made this vending machine out…