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Conversation Culture
If you recorded every conversation in your school, what would it sound like? Would it be small talk? Complaining? About the kids? About the curriculum? About the professional…
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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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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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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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Original Voices
Seek out the original voices. The disruptors. The resistors. Find those who buck the system. The status quo choir isn’t where the future is. But… and this…
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Grade Level Testing
When a student is reading below grade level we let them read books that are below grade level. However, when we test them we often give them…
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A Creative Life
Living a creative life isn’t about making grand pronouncements or having lofty goals. It’s about doing the work that matters to you. It’s about taking small steps, slowly finding…
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Tell Your Story
What’s your classroom’s story? What’s your school’s story? Can you tell it? Every successful product, every successful business, every successful person tells a story. It’s coherent.…
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Fan Letter to Tanner Christensen
In the book, Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon, Austin Kleon recommends writing public fan letters. I like this idea So I’m writing one (or many). I…
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Educators Need Heroes Too!
Growing up, it’s normal to have heroes. Somehow, as we get older it becomes less and less normal. But I believe having heroes, recognizing those who inspire you, is…