Decompression
When do you decompress? When do you find time for yourself? When do you take a moment to breath?…
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The Licking Conundrum
Is it ever OK to lick someone? The question came up at a recent meeting in regard to a…
Autocorrect & Assumptions
Autocorrect can be helpful. It can fix typos and set right the mistakes that you make. It sometimes also…
The Substitute Dilemma
When I first started teaching, my school had three “building subs” who showed up every day, covered for sick…
5 Better Ways to End Your Day
How do students currently end a class period or their day? Is it a blur? Do students accomplish anything,…
Talking Data
Rich and I were talking about engagement this week. He did a presentation in his district on engagement in…
Swinging the Hammer
Inspired by Brian Koppelman’s interview with Steven Pressfield on The Moment Podcast. If you’re just waiting for the breakthrough…
5 Sites that Teachers Love
Looking to assess students? Want to engage students using video? Want to get lost (and found) somewhere in the…
Make PD Meaningful
It’s possible, I swear. PD can be meaningful. Make sure to allow for these factors when planning and implementing…
A Broken System
The system is broken. No matter what we try to do to help certain students and their families, the…