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Getting to Student Practice
The time is upon us. As a building administrator, I recently began completing formal teacher observations. While visiting 11 teachers in a single week for a minimum of a…
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A Week of Yes
I’ve written before about the Yes, If mentality: Starting today, what if you said YES for the entire week? If a student wants to try something new… Say…
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5 Classic Books
I've recently been in the habit of going back to my bookshelf to review some old books in order to learn something new. Check out these five classics, and…
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Build Your Truth
Inspired by Seth today. Every school community has a truth. Sometimes the truth is out in the open. (This is who we are.) Sometimes the truth is hidden…
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Lead with your Chin
Leading with one's chin refers to a boxer leaving his or her chin wide open and unprotected. It is considered a risk because it exposes the boxer. Leading with…
Teaching ART using the Workshop Model
While the workshop model has proven successful for both language arts and math, not a lot of art educators have tried to utilize the strategy during art classes. Mastering…
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Who is responsible for PD?
1. No one knows better WHAT YOU NEED than YOU. 2. No one knows better HOW you learn than YOU. 3. No one knows your students better than YOU.…
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Inherent Value
If a student is interested in learning something, there's inherently a value in that. So many times we dismiss what a student wants to learn because we consider it…
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Time to Listen: Start Ed Up Podcast
Last week I listened to the most recent episode of PodcastPD. If you have not been listening to this podcast, I strongly urge you to check it out. The episode…
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What He Said
My morning did not go so well. From the moment I walked in, I was besieged with complaints, students having difficulty, phone calls I needed to return, and several…