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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)
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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…