The Gift of Feeling Understood “I pound a boo ball!” ~ Aiden “Yes!  You FOUND a BLUE ball!” ~ mom Hi Everyone, In the picture above, you see Aiden’s blue hair, blue clothes, and blue ball!   He told me all he wants for Christmas are BOO presents.   Aiden loves “boo“.   At home, we know that [...]

“I’d love to do some professional development, but it’s just so expensive!” If that sounds familiar, take heart: here are some activities that are low cost, but high impact – guaranteed to make you a more effective teacher next fall. Read Your Way to A+ Teaching During the school year, you probably don’t read much beyond the assignments you’re ...

I’m a big fan of goal setting. It can provide a road map for the short or long-term and can be an effective motivational strategy. I have set a few professional development goals for this summer and have challenged a few of my friends/colleagues to do the same thing. In 2008 I realized that I [...]

I’m a big fan of goal setting. It can provide a road map for the short or long-term and can be an effective motivational strategy. I have set a few professional development goals for this summer and have challenged a few of my friends/colleagues to do the same thing. Yesterday I realized that I could [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ...