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The First Time Slot
Throughout my career, I've sat through a lot of interviews. I've been on both sides of the table, as both interviewee and interviewer. I know that it is a…
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Consumption or Creation?
I just finished listening to the latest episode of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast titled "Why You Should Bring Podcasts Into Your Classroom." The episode featured a lively discussion…
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Adding Value
How do you add value to your team? It’s by noticing the small details that others don’t. It’s by putting forth the extra effort that others won’t. It’s questioning…
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Ask Yourself
Here’s a simple goal for today. Ask yourself this question:What do I have to say? Then go out and say it. You can say it out loud.You can write…
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What If Wednesday #5
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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Almost Everything Can Wait
“Almost everything can wait.And almost everything should.” -David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried, It Doesn't Have To Be Crazy At Work There are going to be times when…
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Creating Creates Creativity
We tend to think that artists, or people in creative fields, have an idea and then do work to express that idea. In reality, artists, and people in…
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I Do We Do You Do
I love the gradual release model of I Do, We Do, You Do but I find a lot students benefit from a more modified version that looks a bit…
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Deciding Who’s Going to Decide
In Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling rule #12 is, “Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th -get the obvious out of the…