The Snow Shoveler

The Snow Shoveler

I once went on a job interview scheduled for 8am at a school with which I was unfamiliar. The forecast was calling for several inches of snow. I arrived early…
Good Teaching, Good Living

Good Teaching, Good Living

  Be curious. Foster curiosity. Quench curiosity. Foster the quenching of curiosity. This is good teaching. This is good living.   Trevor (@trevorabryan)
A Simple Note of Gratitude

A Simple Note of Gratitude

  Last week, a teacher found me to excitedly share some news. She showed me a Lego Apple that was given to her by a student, and the accompanying note…
When?

When?

  I have heard many an educator utter the words, What are you thinking!? But the more important question that we should be asking is When are you thinking? We…
The Committee on Committees

The Committee on Committees

  Good morning. Thank you for agreeing to serve on the Committee on Committees. While you were voluntold to participate, we thank you for agreeing and appreciate your participation. Our…
Are the Arts Important?

Are the Arts Important?

  There is always a lot of chatter about whether the arts are important. The arts are all the ways that  humans have developed to communicate effectively with one another.…
Artists Are

Artists Are

  Artists are explorers. They look for new ways of making, of seeing, of being.   Artists are connectors. Their art helps them connect to themselves, their peers, their community…
Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences

  The Parent-Teacher Conference is one of our biggest opportunities as educators, and unfortunately also one of our most squandered. I’ve seen both teachers and parents who treat parent conferences…
Everyone.

Everyone.

  I was recently leaving my building for a District meeting. On my way out of the building, a student stopped me and asked where I was going. I told…
Ya Gotta Teach Em How to Staple

Ya Gotta Teach Em How to Staple

  When I was a student teacher, some twenty odd years ago, One of the teachers I was working with told me a story.  The gist of it was that…