Welcome to the Show

Welcome to the Show

  Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Show.   You are about to step foot into the Greatest Show on Earth! And in doing so, you need to be the…
Back to School Week 2018

Back to School Week 2018

  Some of you have already been back for a few weeks. Some of you are enjoying the last few days of summer, and preparing for the upcoming year. At…
The Perfect Solution?

The Perfect Solution?

  When faced with a problem, the goal should not be to find a perfect solution. The goal should be to find a solution that works. Solutions can be modified…
Viewing Art and Reading

Viewing Art and Reading

  A huge struggle for teachers at the beginning of every year is to get students out of the gates and engaged in authentic, meaningful work. Between establishing classroom routines,…
What Do Report Cards Tell Us?

What Do Report Cards Tell Us?

  We have seen many schools move away from traditional grades and report cards in order to deliver more meaningful feedback to students and parents. This has brought an influx…
Find Your Pace

Find Your Pace

  In my first year of high school, I started to run track. I ran the mile and two mile. In my first race, I tried to go out as…
50 Words

50 Words

  Author, Stephen King writes 2000 words per day. Author, Kate DiCamillo writes two pages per day.   Author, Neil Gaiman wrote his book Coraline over several years sometimes writing…
A Community Space

A Community Space

  As many educators begin to prepare for a new school year (or have already started!), they will consider how to effectively design the learning space with students in mind. …
How Ideas Become Powerful

How Ideas Become Powerful

  It’s simple really. Ideas become powerful when they are shared. Ideas like to be shared. Ideas want to be shared. Ideas need to be shared. It’s what gives them…