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Mindfulness Resources
A Guest Post by Shaun Laurito ATTENTION STUDENTS: Help make your teacher more mindful! Hey Kids, Has your teacher seemed on edge lately? Did they lose some of…
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Question Everything
What if you questioned everything that you did in your classroom? Or in your school? What if you asked, “Why do I or do we do this?” regarding every…
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Staff Meeting Syndrome
I believe that some educators are suffering from Staff Meeting Syndrome. Defined, SMS is a reluctance to actively and meaningfully participate in professional learning opportunities due to being subjected…
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Why do your students need you?
What is it, about you, that your students need? Can you answer this question? Can they answer this question? For your classroom to flourish, you and your…
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What is Your Greatest Superpower?
A Guest Post by Tony Cattani What is your greatest superpower? Superman has many amazing attributes: superhuman strength, x-ray and heat vision, freezing breath, super speed, and enhanced…
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Facing Resistance
The most dangerous words in the English language: This is how we've always done it. How do you combat those who are resistant to change? Be sure that…
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Educational Experts
Often, professional development is geared towards helping everyone to learn everything equally. But what if every teacher over the course of a year (or two) dedicated themselves to…
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A Letter to Every Educator
A letter to every educator Dear Colleagues: I am still struggling to comprehend how and why 17 students and teachers died while doing what each one of us does…
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Something Finally Clicked
It can be beautiful when something finally clicks. I have spent the last 12 weeks coaching my daughter's basketball team. For weeks, we have been continuing to teach the…