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On Saturday I had the privilege of taking 7 kids to the FLL robotics competition.  This is my first year coaching, and I wasn’t sure what to expect.  As we approached the building the other coaches and I sent the kids on their first of many missions throughout the day: greet three people and tell…

I love HBO’s show Hard Knocks.  If you’re not familiar with it, each season a film crew follows an NFL team in training camp.  It follows the blood, sweat and tears of pros and rookies fighting to be the best at their craft. Their goal is to be both the greatest on the field and…

Through podcasts, web pages, mailed invitations, a “Meat ‘n’ Greet,” and a final email blast, you can build up your incoming students’ back-to-school excitement. Source: 5 Tips to Kick Start the School Year | Edutopia

5 Tips to Kick Start the School Year | Edutopia.

My job is to sell my subject matter to students and convince them it’s worthwhile.

I am often in awe and humbled by the compassion people show my students.

Zachary Walker threw so many ideas at me in his session it’s taken me a month to digest it all. I picked up so many tips, tricks and tools. However, like he recommends in his session, I came away with 10 ideas/tips that I want to try out. 1. www.govote.at and www.mentimeter.com were great websites…

Close reading is designed for texts that are above the students comfort level for independent reading. It is the process of reading a text multiple times from multiple different angles to get a better understanding of the text. There should be a balance in school between stamina reading (quantity) and complex/close reading (quality). One of…

When I first started teaching I knew I had one goal beyond the classroom. I wanted to get my Masters degree. Several years ago I achieved that goal by getting a degree in Instructional Design and Technology from Emporia State University. That was a great accomplishment that I’m very proud of, but then I was…