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The Great Summer Lie (and How to Find a Better Way)
Next week, our students and staff will finish for the year. Twelve month employees, like me, will push through the summer preparing for next school year. For most school…
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Learn When No One’s Looking
I love those students that are sneaking into their desk to do other learning. It’s that kid who is secretly reading a book under the lip of their desk…
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A Map or a Maze?
During a recent meeting, our team was reviewing math data on all of our students. Our goal was to check how students had grown since the beginning of the…
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The Point of Games
I recently delved into the history of board game design. Time and again, designers explained that the game content is not the point. Games are meant to bring people…
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The Customer is Always Right
The customer is always right. It’s a mantra that we have lived with in the business and hospitality world for a long time. I’ve heard it in school halls…
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Short Attention Span Texts: PD with Intention
I feel like our attention spans get shorter each day. While I would advocate for any number of strategies to help us improve in this area, I also want…
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Take Two Steps Back
We are constantly trying to move forward at an incredible pace. New apps, faster devices, and more data lead to instant gratification. Education is no exception. What if, instead…
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Noon to Four
Metallica is one of the biggest bands in the world. It took them nearly a year and a half to record their most critically and commercially successful album, Metallica…
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We Will Write
Writers write. I've said it before. I'll continue to shout it from the rooftops. We don't give students enough time to immerse themselves in the writing process. Kids need…