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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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Gratitude

2/10/2017

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Undercover Boss: A Classroom Management Strategy

2/3/2017

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Taking the judgement out of conversations about student behavior with a $2 click counter and an Undercover Boss. Why manage your class when you can encourage them to manage themselves instead?
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Global School Play Day

1/3/2017

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February 1, 2017 is Global School Play Day! #GSPD is a movement started by a group of educators to promote the importance of the role of unstructured play in learning.
To prepare for the event:
  • Visit the Global School Play Day Web Page to register.
  • Visit the Global School Play Day Teacher Resource page for a press release, permission slips, expectations for what unstructured play entails, and more.
  • Invite students to bring in games from home-without batteries or electronics.
In anticipation of the 2017 #GSPD event, I thought I'd write a post and share some favorite games that I love to play with my class, as well as my reflections on how the event played out in my classroom and some ideas for keeping play in the classroom year round.
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Homework

12/30/2016

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It's 2017... maybe it's time to rethink some of the things we have been doing for the past 40 years?
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#OneWord 

12/30/2016

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Looking back on 2016, it is fitting that "Cultivate" was my #OneWord last year. It has been a year of tremendous growth for me both personally and professionally.

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Moving Forward Mindfully

12/18/2016

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It is amazing how something as simple as taking a few moments each day to focus on your breath can have such a profound impact on the learning environment in your classroom. Why aren't we all teaching mindfulness? 
​Being a teenager can be such a difficult time. As a person that observes teenagers both in my personal and professional life, I have seen them struggle with out of control emotions, changing bodies that can cause physical pain or discomfort, negative self-talk, and a general inability to focus on what is important. Why not give them the tool to help them deal with these changes: mindfulness.

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Using Short Films as mentor texts in the middle school classroom

12/3/2016

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Can you "Close Read" a Movie?


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