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Put Me In Coach
It’s Playoff Time. And the best that we can hope for is to be in the game. “Put me in coach. I’m ready to play today.” If you are…
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Varying Sighs
I feel like I’ve recently become an expert in deciphering sighs. I’ve seen a lot of them lately. Varying sighs can have many different meanings. There’s the sigh of…
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What If Wednesday #4
Asking What If questions can be a powerful tool to lead toward thinking critically about the problems that we face in education. Asking What If questions can help us…
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Bring Your Chicken to Class
Last week, a 3rd grade teacher in our building hosted a Bring Your Pet to Class event. I feel like the only animal missing was a Zebra. It was…
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Taking a Toll
I want everyone to realize the toll this is taking. As a school principal, I’m in the untenable position of trying to make this work. We all want our…
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Management Strategies that Matter
Solid classroom management comes down to building the two R's! Relationships and Routines. We spend a lot of time in the first few weeks focusing on both. It is…
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Announcement: More ROGUE
As I promoted The Four O'Clock Faculty: A ROGUE Guide to Revolutionizing Professional Development, I realized that I had more to say about the topic. So, for a while…
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Having a Critical Ear
It’s important that right now we have a critical ear. We will need to take our cue from students. Their words and actions will dictate how they are actually…
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The Goldilocks Conundrum
You design with audience in mind. The hope is that you meet the needs of all, realizing that you can’t please everyone. Feedback cascades instantly. This is too easy.…