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New Ideas & Expected Outcomes
It can be tough being an “idea guy” in education. We often settle for the way we’ve always done it, and staying firmly entrenched in our comfort zone before…
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Two Birds, One Stone
My daughter had her spring concert at school last Monday. It was an evening concert beginning at 7pm that lasted nearly an hour. After the concert in the auditorium,…
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Expecting Different Results
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” As I write this, there are 34 days left in the school year. Students…
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Thank You?
Thank you doesn’t quite cut it. Especially this year. As I search for the right words. The words that capture what you’ve done. The words that convey what…
Consistent PD Practices
We often focus much of our energy in schools on the handful of professional development days that are scheduled throughout the year. It might include a few days at…
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5 Things We Need to Focus On Less
Much of our time in schools is spent focusing on the wrong things. Are you focusing on these areas to the detriment of your students? Reassess your why and…
The PD Rules
Trying to improve your own professional development predicament? It's about time that we all started following the PD Rules! Below are the basics of the rules as described in…
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King Size Tasks & Patience
My daughter ordered a king size shake last week when we visited Hershey Park. Not only was there chocolate milkshake involved, but cream filled donuts, chocolate covered pretzel sticks,…
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Discover Your SECRET SAUCE
The path ahead was clear. I was a brand new teacher hired in late August, and having a few days to get my classroom ready for our early September…
ROGUE Leader: The Wired Educator Podcast
I recently had the opportunity to join Kelly Croy for The Wired Educator Podcast. We had the chance to discuss: -Getting creative with professional learning opportunities -Too much on…