Drive-Thru Meetings
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Drive-Thru Meetings

  Sometimes, you have information to share with staff that doesn’t require a full meeting. It might be sharing a packet of resources or digital resources, having staff review and…
The Quicker Picker Upper
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The Quicker Picker Upper

  School’s out for summer. While students and teachers are home enjoying well-deserved rest and relaxation, school administrators are still at work. Of course, it’s much more quiet during the…
Road Trip
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Road Trip

  I’ve hit the road this week with my oldest daughter to visit college campuses. 4 days. 4 schools. 2 hotel rooms. 1 minor league baseball game thrown in for…
Accountability and Discomfort
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Accountability and Discomfort

I have found a shift over the years since I’ve been in education in whether parents are willing to hold their children accountable for their actions. Maybe this is because…
Listen to Every Song
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Listen to Every Song

  Before the days of downloading, Napster, iTunes, and streaming, I had a Walkman. A big yellow one. And every morning before I got on my bus, I had to…
What’s it for?
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What’s it for?

  In The Practice, Seth Godin writes: We have a meeting at 4:00pm. Okay, what’s it for? Well, we always have this meeting… So the ‘what’s-it-for’ is: It’s easier to…
1000 Words of Summer
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1000 Words of Summer

  A little while ago, I stumbled across the book 1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg. The book is…
Build Your Spaceship
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Build Your Spaceship

  I’m rereading The Practice By Seth Godin, and I stumbled upon a piece of critical information that could help us as educators. Seth writes about how NASA engineers plan…
Blessing in Disguise
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Blessing in Disguise

  Everything is a blessing in disguise. Sometimes we don't realize it. Change can come at the most inopportune times. We need to approach Change and recognize the opportunity that…