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What Ifs: Rethinking Open House

4/27/2018

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I was thinking about Open House and how we only share our best work. Then I started thinking about what ifs... What if you had your kids include a fail in the work that they share? Isn't that where the learning really happens? ​
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Clinging to Betamax

1/1/2018

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Did you know that Sony had still been making Betamax for all of these years? I stumbled upon an article the other day "Sony is Finally Killing Betamax," and out of nostalgia, I clicked on it. I was surprised to learn that in 2016 Sony announced that they were going to stop making Betamax tapes. Why are they still making Betamax when there are streaming and blue ray? Seriously, who is still buying Betamax in 2016? Can you even watch Betamax on a 4k HDR TV? Then the big question came to me: AM I CLINGING TO BETAMAX IN MY WORK LIFE?
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Five Animated Short Films to Teach Theme

9/24/2017

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How to "Handle" Fidgets

8/25/2017

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Getting to Know You

8/14/2017

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The Old Back to School Getting to Know you Inventory Levels Up... SURVEY SAYS:

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I get by With A Little "YELP" From My Friends

5/26/2017

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Have you ever seen Jimmy Fallon's Late Night skit called "Dramatic Readings of Bad Yelp Reviews"? I saw a clip in my Facebook feed the other day and it got me thinking...what if students wrote Yelp reviews of their teachers? Are you brave enough to solicit that kind of feedback? 
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Ending the Year with a BANG

5/13/2017

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I posted some end of the year ideas on my old blog a few years ago. This is such a great reason why you should be blogging if you haven't started already. It was really helpful to look back on what I had planned that year and reflect on how things went. My blog wasn't the only thing that got an extreme makeover; some of my lesson ideas for the end of the year have been upgraded as well. Some lessons have been formatted to Hyperdocs (digital lessons) so I can share those lessons here with you now. This post will continue to be a reminder of the awesome fun that we have had ending the year, as well as a reminder of fun I hope to have another year. 

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5 Tips on How to Makeover Your Meeting

4/15/2017

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It's teacher appreciation week.
​Why not show your teachers that you value their time by giving your staff meeting an upgrade?

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The Pencil as a Path to Positive STudent Relationships

3/18/2017

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I'm currently reading George Couros' book "The Innovator's Mindset" and participating in a Massive Open Online Course (#IMMOOC) This week's challenge was to write a blog post responding to a prompt in 200 words or less. With the help of some carefully crafted memes, here's my week three response to: ​Share some of your best ideas for building relationships and a culture of trust in your position.
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Reflection as a Tool for Innovation

3/4/2017

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Looking back to find the path forward:
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Apologies for misspelling George Couros

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