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100 CCs of Obecalp
I was recently listening to the Tim Ferriss podcast in which he interviewed Scott Belsky. Scott's father was a doctor in New York City emergency rooms and told his…
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Effective Communication: Moving Beyond Writing
Writing, for decades, has been our primary means of communication. However, as digital platforms become more readily available and easier to use, the ways that students can effectively present…
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5 Ways to Better Analyze Data
We are inundated with data in education. Assessment results, student formative data, benchmark scores, progress monitoring data... The list goes on and on. However, if we don't know how…
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Valuing the Bad Work
In education, in classrooms, in conversations with teachers, I see and hear a lot of thoughts about what good work is and how to help students get their work…
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Your Routines
You work to build routines and implement easy to follow procedures for students at the beginning of the year. Consistent routines can be a great help for students who…
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Exploring Light Bulbs
When Thomas Edison attempted to create a functional light bulb he had no idea if it would work or not. The final result was an unknown. But, like all…
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Great Writers Write
Seth Godin was once being interviewed and was asked this question: What is your actual writing process? He challenged the question by explaining that the writing process is irrelevant.…
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Valuable Work
The thing about doing valuable work is that in the beginning it doesn’t look valuable. Often it doesn’t really look like anything. It may be rough, unpolished, foggy, messy,…
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Sitting with Silence
When we ask a question of a student and they don’t respond right away, we often struggle to sit with the silence. We may ask somebody else. We…
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Can’t Make a Choice
I run a nearly 100% choice art room. Kids get to choose things like what they work on, where they sit, what materials to use, the size of their…