Educational Experts
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Educational Experts

  Often, professional development is geared towards helping everyone to learn everything equally.   But what if every teacher over the course of a year (or two) dedicated themselves to…
Something Finally Clicked
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Something Finally Clicked

  It can be beautiful when something finally clicks.  I have spent the last 12 weeks coaching my daughter's basketball team.  For weeks, we have been continuing to teach the…
Original Voices
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Original Voices

  Seek out the original voices. The disruptors. The resistors. Find those who buck the system.   The status quo choir isn’t where the future is.   But… and this…
Grade Level Testing
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Grade Level Testing

  When a student is reading below grade level   we let them read books that are below grade level.   However, when we test them we often give them…
Winning and Losing
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Winning and Losing

  We often look at situations from a lens of winning versus losing.    Negotiation experts often teach a win-win strategy instead of win-lose interactions, or even worse, lose-lose situations. …
Fan Letter to Tanner Christensen
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Fan Letter to Tanner Christensen

  In the book, Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon, Austin Kleon recommends writing public fan letters. I like this idea So I’m writing one (or many).   I…
The Five Yard Line
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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…
Educators Need Heroes Too!
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Educators Need Heroes Too!

  Growing up, it’s normal to have heroes. Somehow, as we get older it becomes less and less normal. But I believe having heroes, recognizing those who inspire you, is…