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May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor
This week marks the start of a new school year. The hallways are buzzing, Chromebooks are (hopefully!) charged, and the air is thick with that familiar mix of anticipation…
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The Spotlight
If you’ve ever seen a great stage production, you understand the importance of the person operating the spotlight. When the spotlight clicks on, it helps the audience to focus.…
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Setting the (Uns)Table
This time of year is usually about pulling together the final details prior to the start of school. Setting the table usually follows a standard pattern, and can be…
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Another Metric
We often mark education in allotments of time. 40 minute periods. 80 minute blocks. 180 day school years. Even the calendar shared out by most school districts captures how…
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One Page PD: Picnic PD
Looking to implement something new in your next staff meeting or professional development session?! Use these One Page PD step by step directions to plan your next meeting or…
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PD Reflection Prompts
During any given PD session, you might be hit with multiple ideas, strategies, resources, philosophies, methods, and questions. All of it may be useful and beneficial. The problem that…
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One Page PD: Podcasts & Pedometers
Looking to implement something new in your next staff meeting or professional development session?! Use these One Page PD step by step directions to plan your next meeting or…
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JOMO
I’ve been rereading It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried. The authors talk about bringing a sense of calm to their…
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One Page PD: The 15 Minute Meeting
Looking to implement something new in your next staff meeting or professional development session?! Use these One Page PD step by step directions to plan your next meeting or…