Collaborate, Plan, and Create

Collaborate, Plan, and Create

  This past week our district had two professional development days. No students, only staff. The first day featured several programs and offerings hosted by our district. The second day…
Day 11 of #The SecretSauce

Day 11 of #The SecretSauce

  Welcome to Day 11 of the 12 Days of Secret Sauce! Today, we focus on Planning for Sick Days! Share your favorite strategies, resources, and ideas that make up…
The Importance of Planning

The Importance of Planning

  I retired to the couch on Thanksgiving Night, with two leftover turkey sandwiches, and flipped through the channels before I settled on some back-to-back episodes of The Great Christmas…
Stay Grounded

Stay Grounded

  You can have an outlandish idea but you always have to consider the practicality. Is it feasible? Does the idea have any chance of working? Does it have any…
Left to Adapt

Left to Adapt

  “Just when they think they got the answers, I change the questions.” Rowdy Roddy Piper   We’ve all been dealing with a moving target. What seems like a decent,…
Invent It

Invent It

  “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” -Alan Kay   We can wait for the guidance and answers to be provided, and they might certainly…
Time to Prepare

Time to Prepare

  While we don’t want to think about the likelihood, it might be a distinct possibility that we begin the 2020-2021 school year in remote learning. And if we do,…
The Wright Plan(e)

The Wright Plan(e)

  The Wright brothers worked on trying to fly because it interested them.   The Wright brothers made a connection between riding a bicycle and flying a plane.   The…
We Have A Plan?

We Have A Plan?

  If you have not yet read Shh We Have A Plan by Chris Haughton, I suggest you pick up a copy. While the picture book is targeted at 2-5…
Architect (Sort of)

Architect (Sort of)

  When I was 13 years old, I took a mechanical drawing class at the local Vo-Tech school during summer break. I had to ride my bike there and back…