Have you ever gotten on that amusement park ride that your kids love, but you look at with trepidation? You are sitting there thinking to yourself that this may not have been the best idea and suddenly, you are screaming... Continue Reading →
First, a shout out to Norm Bossio and his book, How to Stay Motivated on the Deck of the Titanic. Norm spoke to us during a week long Master's program retreat four years ago, and my friend purchased the book for... Continue Reading →
A fine Saturday morning to the six people who read this! I've been up since 5:30 A.M. on a Saturday not because I want to, no, my daughter has swim practice at 7:00. We've made the 35 minute drive, I've... Continue Reading →
Change. If you are in education, heck, in life, you hear this word tossed around a lot. The curmudgeonous old man in me flares as I think I don't need change that much and while we are at it, get... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, I was challenged by Cristina Milos (@surreallyno) to continue a "meme" about the five things I'd like my teacher to know about me (here's her post about this topic). This meme was started by Allanah King (@allanahk) and... 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 →
