It's our first snow day here of the year, and so why not sit down and write? 🙂 I woke up at 5:45 this morning to a little more then a dusting of snow.  I'd left the night before... Continue Reading →
As educators, we deal with this on a daily, hourly, and sometimes minute by minute basis. However, I'm a coach too. Apparently I cannot get enough of frustration, so I have two places on my wall where I bang my... Continue Reading →
As we walk down the hallway today, it’s amazing as we smile at people, the smiles we get back.  As we laugh, others laugh and smile with us.  Today, I had a student that just didn’t listen at all, so... Continue Reading →
This semester, I'm really focusing my students on how they learn. Â They move from an elementary setting where they see two teachers for their core subjects to a middle school setting where the number of teachers doubles, and the time... Continue Reading →
I'll come right out and say it: I'm not a leader. I never have been, probably never will be. Â I don't crave the spotlight, the responsibility, nor do I want any of the accolades that come with being a successful... Continue Reading →
Original thought I know...something to work on as I expand this blogging idea! We try to do writing prompts on a daily basis. I'll be the first to admit, sometimes, the prompts are terrible, just terrible and I end of... Continue Reading →
This morning I was behind the 8-ball in a bad way. Â Between trying to get one sullen teenaged daughter moving, helping my wife around (ACL surgery two weeks ago), and trying to get myself ready, I arrived at school in... Continue Reading →
As I work on cultivating professional relationships on Twitter, one thing is apparent, there are some awesome teachers doing incredible things out there. Case in point: last Friday, I took part in a "flipped" classroom activity with Jeff Bradbury... Continue Reading →
We work with the Daily 5 in our school, and I have jumped into things as best I can without training. I use my #D5chat hash tag on Twitter, do my research, but never quite feel like I'm doing things... Continue Reading →
