12 Days of PD – Day 1

12 Days of PD – Day 1

Welcome to the 12 Days of PD! We will share a new idea or thought on PD each day.  Check out the Day 1 video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijbny2QlstM Check out the…
Critical Feedback

Critical Feedback

  I am always on the lookout for resources that I can share with teachers. At a conference a few years ago, the presenter shared a video called Austin’s Butterfly,…
Raising a Book Thief

Raising a Book Thief

  It’s quite a problem to have. My daughter is a book thief. As we approached the bus stop, she had a stack of eight books that needed to be…
Winter is Coming!

Winter is Coming!

  At my school there are officially 14 school days between now and winter break. There are numerous activities happening during those days. This week marks the Hour of Code,…
Visual Texts & Comprehension

Visual Texts & Comprehension

  In this two-minute video, Trevor Bryan, author of The Art of Comprehension, demonstrates how an illustration from Peter H. Reynolds’ book, The Dot can help students to practice finding…
Right Now

Right Now

  If you ask many educators a simple question: What is your responsibility as a teacher? You might get the same answer from any number of respondents, I need to…
7 Disney Principles to Use in the Classroom

7 Disney Principles to Use in the Classroom

  How does Disney excel at meeting customer needs? Leadership remembers that customers rule, and design leadership and management strategies to deliver exceptional customer service. Use these 7 principles to…
Power Poses

Power Poses

  If you have not seen this video, you should clear the next twenty minutes from your schedule in order to watch it. What does our body language say about…
Heavy Lifting

Heavy Lifting

  Who is doing the heavy lifting in your classroom? Is it you or is it the students?   In doing all of the prep work... All of the planning...…
The Importance of Planning

The Importance of Planning

I retired to the couch on Thanksgiving Night, with two leftover turkey sandwiches, and flipped through the channels before I settled on some back-to-back episodes of The Great Christmas Light…