These cell phone bans by school systems are going to work about as well as prohibition did during the 1920s. We are trying to put […]
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 […]
Barbecue Sauce
I love Ted Lasso, and I love what Ted Lasso stands for. He self proclaims that he was been underestimated for his entire life. He […]
Creating a Culture Where Students Desire Honest Feedback
My freshman English professor in college often noted that learning can be uncomfortable at times, especially the learning that sticks with you. As noted in […]
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 […]
Out of the Box Lessons: Tying Flies, Maclean’s Montana, and the Works of Mark Isham
The soundtrack for A River Runs Through It is cinematic perfection, specifically the main title. When the fiddle begins to hum the familiar music, I […]
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 […]
The Arts Embedded: How to Incorporate Visual Arts and Music into Your Classroom
Happy Friday!!! Our goal as teachers is to give all parts of the brain a good workout. I used to kind of look down on […]
Pacing Guides are #@!%
Let them eat cake. It is a phrase associated with telling poor, starving French souls to go eat something even more expensive than bread(which they […]
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 […]