Failure Leads to Success. Or does it?
I took a walk today and stopped in a few classrooms just for fun. As I sat in the back of one classroom, I noticed all of the positive posters displayed on the walls. “Today is a great day to learn something new!” “You never fail until you stop trying.” “FAIL;...
You Can Only Control What You Can Control
Control is a funny thing. Sometimes you only feel at peace when you have it and other times you need to lose it to learn and move forward. It’s amazing, actually, that one characteristic can be so polarizing in different situations. Control is something that educators...
It’s Time to Stop Teaching – LUE001
It's Time to Stop Teaching by Jeff Herb and Nikki Woodbury | LightUpEDU http://traffic.libsyn.com/instructionaltechtalk/E1_LUE.mp3 Episode: It’s Time to Stop Teaching Hosts: Jeff Herb (@jeffherb) and Nikki Woodbury (@nikkiwoodbury) iTunes Stitcher Google...
The Obviously, Concealed Solution
Recently, I came across a video that was introduced to me a few years ago. As a leader, I’ve used this video for many different purposes to bring a voice to different messages that I was trying to convey. Sometimes, the obvious is really hard to see. Check It...
An A doesn’t mean you know more than a C
As a principal, I have the pleasure of fielding many of the concerns that drum up from things that take place in (and out of) the building. Sometimes, these conversations are moderately simple and can be rectified in minutes by simply informing the uninformed. There...
Teams who learn together, stick together
Learning. It’s what we do as educators. We plan for learning. We monitor learning. We facilitate learning. We assess learning. But, I often wonder how much we focus on our own learning? We live in a new world as professionals. The amount of research that is...Recommended Resources
Overcoming The Killer of Creativity
Usually when I find a video online that someone claims will “blow my mind,” I approach cautiously. Often it is something entertaining but quite forgettable; the majority of the rest of the time I wish I could get those several minutes of my life back. Once in awhile,...
Sometimes The Forgotten Task Matters Most
I’m a baseball fan. It’s October, the colors of the playoffs have begun. The Chicago Cubs are on the cusp of a very exciting playoff run. After over 100 years, this team is special. They don’t quit, and they win. A lot. Why? There are a lot of reasons, I’m...
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