I love movies. This is one of my favorites. As an educator, Moneyball brings to life two people who I would like to see rise […]
Category: Organizational Structure
Safety Protocol and Inclement Weather Decisions
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to a former superintendent. He was old, and he was wise. It was snowing outside. We […]
Time is Money: Stop Wasting Time w/ Frequent and Long Duration Meetings
In education, we need to learn to be prompt, efficient, and to the point with meetings. We have a “meeting” problem in education – meaning […]
Group Think: A Destructive Cultural Practice Within an Educational Organization
Best Practices. When you hear that phrase as an educator, you are about to implement something in your classroom whether it works or not. It […]
New Teacher Advice Column: Find a Great Mentor
The single, greatest influence (of what kind of teacher you will be) is the person you train under as a student teacher or intern. I […]
Does Classroom Experience Matter When Selecting Administrators in Education?
Does courtroom experience matter when hiring a prosecutor? Would we hire a plumber who had no experience fixing pipes? Would any of us want a […]
Elite Minds by Dr Stan Beecham: A Book Review
How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success. If you want an out-of-the-box PLC book study topic, I think this would […]
Thoughts on School Improvement Plans (SIP)
I believe in school improvement. If we are going to maintain relevancy in public education, we have to have continual renewal. However, we must make […]
The Great Purge: A Supplemental(s) Story
Effective teachers have a broad bank of instructional materials to supplement lesson design and delivery. Some of that material is purchased by teachers, and some […]
Relevancy in the Age of Information: Montessori Instructional Design vs Data Driven Instructional Design
Our school system’s convocation years ago featured a man who noted that within just a few short years our public schools would be rendered antiquated […]