Too Long, Didn’t Read
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Too Long, Didn’t Read

  I recently listened to the LinkedUp podcast titled The Science of Writing for Busy People  featuring Todd Rogers as the guest. As a behavioral scientist and professor from Harvard,…
A School Museum
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A School Museum

  I wonder why there is not a school museum. I’m not talking about a museum of artifacts that would help students to learn about the past and future. Instead,…
This Meeting
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This Meeting

  How long should a meeting be? In schools, we’ve had a standard answer to this question. The usual time in my experience is sixty minutes. Maybe, forty five minutes…
On Fire!
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On Fire!

  This past weekend, I had the chance to join Tim Cavey for the Teachers on Fire Roundtable! We had the chance to talk all about ROGUE Leader and taking…
Daydream Deficit Disorder
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Daydream Deficit Disorder

  Our days are filled. Tasks. Assignments. Projects. Checklists. Standards. Objectives. Target goals. We move from subject to subject in convenient forty minute blocks. Students memorize. They recite. They practice.…
The Unreliable Narrator
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The Unreliable Narrator

  In literature, an unreliable narrator is a character who tells a story with a lack of credibility. There are different types of unreliable narrators. Sometimes, the unreliable narrator is…
The Importance of OFF
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The Importance of OFF

  We hear a great deal about the importance of work-life balance. There was a time when it was easy to shut off your computer at the end of the…
It’s you.
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It’s you.

  At first, I assumed that others would take responsibility to help me learn. I assumed that those who hired me were in the best position, and were engaged in…
What Didn’t You Learn Today?
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What Didn’t You Learn Today?

  What did you learn today? It’s a question we often ask to end a lesson. It’s meant as a prompt for reflection. It’s used as a bridge to the…