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A message for every teacher A message for every teacher

Don't measure your worth by how often you're thanked. But just so you know - THANK YOU. Your job is important. You are important....

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What every teacher ought to do... before it is too late What every teacher ought to do... before it is too late

They've already decided. The decision is made. If someone is in danger, they'll be there. They'll put out the fire. Whether it ...

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Key tips to get along with angry colleagues Key tips to get along with angry colleagues

I sit here at 7:11 watching Shadow and Krispy, the cats, eye each other in a circle wondering who will attack first. Oops. There they go. ...

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The Right Tough: and ponderings on "F's" in school The Right Tough: and ponderings on "F's" in school

Falling is scary. Most of us fall down sometimes. I can trip and fall flat on the ground. When I fall down I have two choices. I can sit th...

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Is a teacher's non-use of technology an excuse to be demoted? Is a teacher's non-use of technology an excuse to be demoted?

And thus school has begun. I have a mysterious little bird - always writing these messages on my board. I know who the bird is but turn m...

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Simple ways to use mood music in your classroom to amp up learning Simple ways to use mood music in your classroom to amp up learning

Music has so many uses in the classroom. After being jolted awake by Dave Burgess ' Teach Like a Pirate wisdom - I realized that there...

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Sylvia Martinez and The Maker Movement: Invent to Learn, Tinker to Teach!  #makered #makerspace Sylvia Martinez and The Maker Movement: Invent to Learn, Tinker to Teach! #makered #makerspace

The Maker Movement is here. Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager  is the definitive book on the Maker Movement in Schools Wha...

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A teacher's heart speaks on the first day of school A teacher's heart speaks on the first day of school

My youngest has moved up into sixth grade. My how time flies. When I talked with him on Thursday about his week his first response was: ...

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Bring it: The most important thing a teacher can bring to school Bring it: The most important thing a teacher can bring to school

My air conditioner has been broken all this week. They have ordered a part but we’re not sure if it is going to be here before school start...

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A great way to appreciate teachers for #backtoschool A great way to appreciate teachers for #backtoschool

I'm drafting this on Monday night after our first day of preplanning at school. Today at lunch, our PTO had the nicest "teacher ap...

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Comparing Business to Teaching: A Wake up Call to the World Comparing Business to Teaching: A Wake up Call to the World

Of all of the jobs I’ve had in my life, teaching takes the most energy and patience and is by far the hardest of what I’ve done. When I was...

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Questioning Rigor Questioning Rigor

There is a part near the end of the book  Teach Like a PIRATE  by Dave Burgess where he questions why we’re using the term rigor. (Read als...

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