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PDIY
Are you still sitting through staff meetings that are irrelevant to what you do? Are you still forced to sit through hour-long sessions where an outside presenter talks AT…
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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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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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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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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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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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I’m Sorry.
Sometimes the simplest answer is I’m Sorry. When we try to avoid saying these two words and instead dance around them, we may negate the authenticity in our apology.…
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2nd Day & Beyond
The first day of school receives all the fanfare and glory but it’s not where the real work is done. The excitement of new clothes and new faces gives…
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(10 Days of) Kindness
If every individual practiced one act of kindness every single day, then our world would be a much better place. So, as we begin our school year, let's begin…
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The Lucky One
This morning, I will take part in my sixteenth opening day. While my role has changed slightly since that first opening day, I am still the lucky one. Getting…