How are you planning to celebrate learning?
One of the reasons I love Twitter is that it is entirely on your own terms. Sometimes I have more time than others – and that determines how much time gets dedicated to perusing the latest tweets of those I follow and posting tweets of my own. After work tonight...
A Perspective Check
I spend a lot of time at the ball field. There’s a sign that is posted sporadically around Little League fields that always makes me smile. It’s a simple reminder of perspective. These are kids. This is a game. Coaches are volunteers. Umpires are human. Your...
Relationships are the Real Deal
I had a win today. I’ve been working with a group of students who are rather high maintenance, for lack of a better description. They can be exhausting. In real life, I despise drama and avoid it at all costs. But, in my role, I’m immersed in it every day. Middle...
Are We Better and Faster With Practice?
I typically set aside about 10 minutes to peruse Twitter each morning. Yes, I need a time limit – otherwise, I would fall down the rabbit hole and surface again at lunch…not entirely productive. Today, I came across this tweet from Oliver Lovell...
Expect Awesome Instead of Dreading Disaster
Think about the lessons you teach, the events you plan, or the meetings you facilitate. No matter the topic, a lot of time and effort goes into making sure they are productive and engaging. It’s not easy. With the hope of walking away having completed something...Digital Reading: Is it “real” reading?
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Is reading online the same as reading a book? I’m not sure. My son would prefer to read on his Chromebook every night of the week. Truth: I struggle with that. As an educator, I know and understand the change in our world. We need to embrace...Challenging Beliefs
Monday, August 27, 2018 Homework. I know it’s a very divisive topic, so I’ll tread lightly. While I know that opinions are strong, I also know that thinking changes over time. Mine certainly has. When I first started teaching, I assigned a lot of homework. I believed...
It is all about choices.
Over the course of the last couple weeks, Nikki and I have referenced the radical change in PD we are trying this year: Passion Projects (more detail about this coming in a future post). I was browsing Twitter today and came across this tweet from Daniel Pink: 3...Trust in your Team
Sunday, August 26, 2018 I was looking through my Twitter feed again this evening and came across this. (Still working on the Twitter thing) “A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.” Simon Sinek Trust is...
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