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Intervention as Intervention
For many of our struggling learners, we often provide as many interventions as possible. The word intervention can be used to cover any number of strategies, prescribed, scripted programs,…
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Telling a Good Story
Whether you are selling a product, or an idea, selling a restaurant or a concept, or selling an experience or some combination of these things, chances are your ability…
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The Entrepreneurial Bug
The entrepreneurial bug hit my house big time over Winter Break. It all started about six months ago when my son decided he was going to buy his first…
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Late Bloomers
In a a few weeks I’ll turn 44. In just a few days my first book will be released. By any definition, I’m a late bloomer. My book is…
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The Problem with Lesson Plans
We strive for our classrooms to be learner-centric, where students are at the center, managing, collaborating, choosing, making decisions, and owning their learning. We ask teachers to develop lesson…
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Measuring Smiles
What if, when a principal observed a lesson, he or she focused on how many times the kids and the teacher smiled? How would that change instruction? How would…
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Just Like Norm
Hopefully, there are still some out there that remember the Norm greeting from 80’s TV Sitcom Cheers. In case you don’t here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNP5OEaarjU In the theme song,…
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Push (Through)
I've heard educators talk about how our students aren't willing to push through when things get difficult. And yet, I've seen some of these same educators bristle as soon…
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for the Classroom!
Happy New Year! The start of a new year is the perfect time to make some radical improvements in your classroom. Start off the year with a resolution to implement…
