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You Are Here
Ever get stuck standing in the middle of the mall, staring at the directory? The great big YOU ARE HERE star provides a helpful anchor in a sea of…
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The EZ Way Out
On my last day of student teaching, my students and cooperating teacher presented me with a gift basket of everything I would need to be a teacher. I was…
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5 Takeaways from The SECRET SAUCE
Today marks the fifth anniversary of The SECRET SAUCE: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching. I’m most proud of this book because it gives a novice teacher everything they need…
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The Power of a Spoon
Is that a spoon?! Trevor shared the below picture and said: "You'll understand once you listen." Trevor then shared a link to an episode of the Knowledge Project…
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Productivity Reboot
I am in the process on working on a new book, Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders (working title). While my target audience is school leadership, district administrators, instructional…
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Define Enough
There are times when teaching can overwhelm. If you try to do too much, you can set yourself up for failure. You may find that your expectations for your…
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Perfectly Imperfect
As we get ready to begin the school year in a few weeks, teachers have returned to their classrooms to try to make them ideal for students. I've noticed…
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What a New Teacher Wants (and Needs)
This summer, I've hired two new teachers for positions in our school, while interviewing many others who were applying for their first teaching position. I've been thinking a lot…
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Little Plastic Green Soldiers
Often when I’m sitting through interviews for a teaching position, administrators will describe a candidate as being green. Now if you look up the meaning of the word when…