The Five Yard Line

The Five Yard Line

  Inspired by Seth today.    There are occasions when you get the ball on the five yard line.  A gift. A lucky bounce or mistake by your opponent. Something…
Hill or Mountain?

Hill or Mountain?

  At some point along your path you will encounter an obstacle. In many cases, it will not be a mountain that needs to be conquered, but rather a hill…
Disrupting Family Time

Disrupting Family Time

Winter weather rolled into our area again last week. Luckily, the storm did not impact school hours, so we managed to hold an entire day of school uninterrupted. The freezing…
Today’s Plan

Today’s Plan

  A simple two step plan for your day: Determine what matters. Leave out all the rest.   Rich (@RACzyz)
Find Those Who Will Help You Grow

Find Those Who Will Help You Grow

  Find those who will help you grow.  They are all around.    It might be a colleague.  Maybe an administrator, a fellow teacher, a coach.    It might not…
A Missed Opportunity

A Missed Opportunity

  Tied 63-63.  9.8 seconds on the clock.   Both teams had played through an incredibly hard fought game.  Back to back three pointers had gotten the home team to…
#StaffBookTasting

#StaffBookTasting

  This week, we held our first #StaffBookTasting. The purpose of the event was twofold. I wanted to model a Book Tasting event for teachers so they might implement with…
The Work Students Should Be Doing

The Work Students Should Be Doing

This is a project that one of our students completed at home. Earlier in the year, she took advantage of a four day weekend and made this vending machine out…