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Sometimes I find myself “saving up books” to read when I have more time. Sound familiar to any teachers out there? <image Of course I buy many of my books from Amazon, some paper, some Kindle. But I’d also recommend… Continue Reading →
What social media does for Connected Educators today is amazing. I noticed an inbound link to my blog Thursday, likely because it was “funny” Spanish to me – also known as – not English or Spanish. I followed it to an interesting blog… Continue Reading →
You might not have thought about this, but we are all walking a tightrope each day in our roles within education. When my youngest son picked up the picture book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers I first met Philippe… Continue Reading →
I am trapped I wanted to be part of the group for lunch, but now I am 20 minutes in to a 60 minute presentation. My investment exceeded my pay off as soon as I was done with my sandwich. My… Continue Reading →
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the… Continue Reading →
Communication is tricky now a days, and not just for the young. With social media continually prompting for comments it is no wonder we have a glut of opinions out there. And of course, it is okay to have an… Continue Reading →
I have many job references I fill out this time of year. As someone who has moved often early on in my career I know the feeling from their side, but from the side staying it is tough also… Why are… Continue Reading →
Don’t get me wrong, you’re probably a rock star. But this isn’t about you. If you are an effective coach, it is about making the other teacher the rock star. I personally struggle with that same drive that brought me to… Continue Reading →
There are really only three possible ways to spend pre-Spring Break: Acquiescence to Lethargy Actually plan instruction for the days leading up to the holiday which are purposefully not instructive so that you do not have to teach the same… Continue Reading →
It is that time of the school year. You are ramping up to state testing, you aren’t close enough to Spring Break to get excited yet, and you’re exhausted. Your students too. The next thing you have to do… …is… Continue Reading →
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