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The McNamara Fallacy
The McNamara Fallacy involves making a decision based only on quantitative measures, and ignoring other measures which cannot be easily measured. It is named for Robert McNamara, the US…
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Consider the Invisible
I had the unfortunate experience of falling last week. In addition to banging my head on concrete, I also landed on my elbow and wrist. I ended up at…
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Students & Teachers Learning Side by Side
How can you and your students learn side by side? Try these projects to increase collaboration and tandem learning in your classroom! Rich (@RACzyz)
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Data Driven versus Data Informed
Buzzwords in education come and go. One of the more popular buzzwords over the last dozen years that continues to be used is “data driven.” While participating in interviews…
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Survive and Advance
As I was watching couple of game 7’s in the NBA playoffs last week, I was reminded of the phrase survive and advance. Lose in a game seven and…
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5 Ways To Continue Learning This Summer!
Summer break provides a great opportunity to relax and refresh from the hard work you do all year. But it also serves as great time to continue your learning.…
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Two birds. One stone.
My daughter had her spring concert at school last Monday. It was an evening concert beginning at 7pm that lasted nearly an hour. After the concert in the auditorium,…
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What We Knew Then
Usually, we lament about knowing then what we know now. But I think we need to flip this idea. As educators, I think it’s important to go back to…
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Stop Yelling at Me
Stop Yelling at Me. Please. I’m a human being. I’m doing the best that I can in this particular situation. I’m trying to help in the best way…
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The Respect Championship
We recently introduced a Respect Championship to our students. The idea was to encourage respectful and kind behavior amongst students as we approached spring break. While students were raring…