Posted inBack to School Czyz
Dear Teacher
Dear Teacher, My child(ren) will walk into your classroom very soon. I want to start by saying Thank You! What you will do every day for every child is…
Posted inBack to School Bryan
My Goal for the New School Year
Although you won’t find it in any national or state standards, and it won’t show up on any district or state assessment, my first goal and in many ways,…
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Consider the Invisible
I had the unfortunate experience of falling last week. In addition to banging my head on concrete, I also landed on my elbow and wrist. I ended up at…
Posted inCzyz
Appreciation
There may be a student somewhere right now thinking about you. It might be a student who was in your first class. Or someone who was in your class…
Posted inCzyz
Pronounced Chiz
Throughout my entire life, my name has been pronounced wrong. There have been a number of variations, and the age old Wheel of Fortune joke that I have heard…
Posted inBryan
Measuring Smiles
What if, when a principal observed a lesson, he or she focused on how many times the kids and the teacher smiled? How would that change instruction? How would…
Posted inCzyz
Just Like Norm
Hopefully, there are still some out there that remember the Norm greeting from 80’s TV Sitcom Cheers. In case you don’t here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNP5OEaarjU In the theme song,…
