Our Favorite Things 2016!
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Our Favorite Things 2016!

  2016 was an amazing year. We were lucky to learn a lot from a great number of books, podcasts, and blogs throughout the year. We would like to share…
10 Most Popular Posts of 2016!
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10 Most Popular Posts of 2016!

  Our 10 Most Popular Posts of 2016! Supercharge PD - How can you improve PD in your school or district? Try these activities for something fresh and new! 5…
The Wright Plan(e)
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The Wright Plan(e)

  The Wright brothers worked on trying to fly because it interested them.   The Wright brothers made a connection between riding a bicycle and flying a plane.   The…
Weeds
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Weeds

  Malcolm Gladwell has said that for every hour he writes, he spends three hours thinking about writing. Elizabeth Gilbert has said that she spends 2-4 years researching a book…
Try It
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Try It

  Nobody who ever did something remarkable did so by doing what’s already been done. They did so by roaming the edges, pushing the boundaries, dancing in the unfamiliar, turning…
Genius is a Journey
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Genius is a Journey

  Geniuses produce more ideas than non-geniuses. Like all of us, many of their ideas, aren't all that sensational. But also like all of us, their bad work is a…
Perfect Teaching
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Perfect Teaching

  To me, perfect teaching is not writing the perfect lesson plan or following the program to a T. And it’s certainly not one checking the boxes off of a…
Hallelujah
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Hallelujah

  Rich and I are both huge Malcolm Gladwell fans. His books and articles have provided tremendous inspiration for us to stretch our thinking and explore ideas. Malcolm Gladwell’s most…
A Reminder
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A Reminder

  This is the painting that greets my students as they enter my art room. I made it for them but perhaps it's really a reminder for me.   Trevor…