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Risk-Taking and Perseverance

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January 17, 2020 And the Oscar Goes To…

I’m a bit of a film buff, so I was eager to learn the nominees for the 2020 Academy Awards when they were announced earlier…

January 13, 2020 Why Professional Development Fails

As a professional development provider, I obviously believe deeply in the virtues of PD. I think it’s nothing short of hypocritical to expect our…

January 8, 2020 What They Don’t Tell You in Teacher School

They don’t tell you that if you teach long enough—if you teach enough students and touch enough lives—then one day you’ll open the…

January 6, 2020 5 Teaching Goals for 2020

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for 2020. A new year means new possibilities. Fresh potential is in the air and suddenly we’re…

January 3, 2020 Make it Matter! Assessment Strategies in PBL

There’s an old saying among authors, “Great works aren’t written, they’re rewritten”. It’s tempting to look at a completed novel and think the author wrote…

December 23, 2019 The Learning Illusion

I have vivid memories of attending math class during my freshmen year of high school. Not because the class was particularly interesting, or because I…

December 16, 2019 The Proof is in The Fire

We hear a lot about the need for educators to be passionate. Teachers must bring passion to their lessons, be passionate about their students, inspire…

November 20, 2019 Why Kids Are Like Bacteria

If you’re a teacher, you know that kids are an awful lot like bacteria. I mean, of course, that if you give them the correct…