Decompression

Decompression

  When do you decompress? When do you find time for yourself? When do you take a moment to breath? When do you relax? Find those moments for yourself. Take…
The Licking Conundrum

The Licking Conundrum

  Is it ever OK to lick someone? The question came up at a recent meeting in regard to a kindergarten student. You see the student in question thinks that…
Learning as Exploration & Creation

Learning as Exploration & Creation

  From humans earliest days, it seems that we were born to explore. Throughout our time on Earth, humans have traveled over land, over bodies of water, under bodies of…
Autocorrect & Assumptions

Autocorrect & Assumptions

  Autocorrect can be helpful.  It can fix typos and set right the mistakes that you make.  It sometimes also makes assumptions about what’s right and what’s wrong. Some actions…
The Substitute Dilemma

The Substitute Dilemma

  When I first started teaching, my school had three “building subs” who showed up every day, covered for sick or absent teachers, and in the event of 100% staff…
5 Better Ways to End Your Day

5 Better Ways to End Your Day

  How do students currently end a class period or their day? Is it a blur? Do students accomplish anything, or are they rushed out at the last minute? Try…
Talking Data

Talking Data

  Rich and I were talking about engagement this week. He did a presentation in his district on engagement in math and I asked him about it. Basically, Rich said…
Swinging the Hammer

Swinging the Hammer

  Inspired by Brian Koppelman’s interview with Steven Pressfield on The Moment Podcast.  If you’re just waiting for the breakthrough to come, you’ve got a long time to wait. Unless…
5 Sites that Teachers Love

5 Sites that Teachers Love

  Looking to assess students? Want to engage students using video? Want to get lost (and found) somewhere in the world? Try these 5 websites right now!   Rich (@RACzyz)
Make PD Meaningful

Make PD Meaningful

  It's possible, I swear. PD can be meaningful. Make sure to allow for these factors when planning and implementing your PD sessions. PD can be meaningful! It's possible, I…