Think about the end of the year. You will have accomplished a great deal, and your students will have done the same. An entire school year provides so many opportunities for amazing things to happen. But I’ve never had a school year go perfectly. Certainly there is plenty that can happen that is clearly out […]
Imagine It Better
3 Traps That Stall Innovation (and How You Can Avoid Them) #IMMOOC
“Change isn’t something that comes with a checklist.” – Dave Burgess, in the publisher’s foreword to The Innovator’s Mindset I’d really like it if innovation were a cleaner process. One with less uncertainty. One will less failure. One with a clearer roadmap. But that’s not what we sign up for when we set out to […]
What is Your Watch? #TeacherMyth
I started last school year with a watch that had a dead battery. All day long, my watch showed it was 11:11. I told myself I’d get it fixed. It wouldn’t take much time. It wouldn’t cost a lot of money. It’s not even terribly inconvenient. What would stop me from fixing that which I […]
Top 10 Tips For Student Blogging (guest post by @mrodz308)
Near the end of the school year, I had the chance to see something amazing happening in one of the elementary schools in my school district. Marina Rodriguez (@mrodz308), a 4th grade dual language teacher at South Knoll Elementary, reached out to see if I would come by and participate in the “Hour of Blog”–a […]
4 Questions to Help You Actually Create Change #TeacherMyth
Before Roger Bannister ran the first mile under four minutes, it was thought to be impossible. Not only that, if you talked to a medical professional about the idea of running a mile in less than four minutes at the time Bannister was chasing that mark, he or she would have likely told you that […]
Making the Most of Summer #TeacherMyth
Summer is such a gift. That opportunity to reset, to relax, to engage in other passions and hobbies. It’s great. But only if we use it well. In the past, I’ve found myself frustrated because I’m not making the most of my break. (I know, big problem, right?) But here’s the thing: I hate wasting a […]