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Constant Improvement
Trevor always tells me that it is important to be doing stuff. Trying, tinkering, making, writing, thinking, anything-ing. When you are constantly trying stuff, and inevitably failing, you…
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End of Year Checklist
It's about that time of year in many schools where we provide each teacher with an end of year checklist. Each teacher will check off items to show that…
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A Broken Clock
Sometimes, we stumble into success. We discover something by accident. We find something that works even though we never anticipated it. Take advantage of these moments. Welcome them when…
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Time to Fail
We are not giving ourselves enough time to fail. We take something that is successful and we try to reproduce it. When one thing works in one situation we…
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Learning to Swim
Think back to when you were a child and you were learning to swim. Chances are, you learned to swim in one of a few different ways. Maybe you took…
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Turning Mistakes Into Gold
We have heard a great deal about growth mindset and failing forward in education circles. It is important that we establish a culture of mistakes in our classrooms. Creating…
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When Life Gives You Lemons
When life gives you lemons, you have a few options… You can try to eat those lemons, and end up with a very sour experience. You can (as the…
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Doing vs Trying
Just as with students, I think a good mindset for educators is one where they are going to TRY things, not DO things. Doing something implies that it is…
