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Let Your Soul Shine!
In many school districts, this week marks the last week of school. For my school, today marks the last Monday of the school year. While many students and teachers…
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5 Book Picks for Summer
Check out these books this summer. Four choices to get you thinking, and one to get you laughing! Enjoy! Rich (@RACzyz)
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Punched in the Mouth
Mike Tyson was once being interviewed before a boxing match. When he was asked by the interviewer if he would be able to adapt to the other boxer's different…
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Constant Improvement
Trevor always tells me that it is important to be doing stuff. Trying, tinkering, making, writing, thinking, anything-ing. When you are constantly trying stuff, and inevitably failing, you…
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The Title on the Door
The best thing you can do in a leadership role is to check your ego at the door. If you focus too much on the title on the door,…
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End of Year Checklist
It's about that time of year in many schools where we provide each teacher with an end of year checklist. Each teacher will check off items to show that…
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More of These Things
How do we get more of these things into our classrooms? I was recently rereading Austin Kleon's book Show Your Work about creativity. In the book, he argues that…
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Three Wrongs Make A Right
They say that two wrongs don't make a right. It would seem though that three wrongs (or more) will put you in the direction of making things right. Building…
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#PopUpLearning
Last week, I encouraged all educators to try some #PopUpPD. This week, let's carry the learning over to our students! Try this format (or modify it) to spread…