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Substitute Teaching — FAQ
When announcements of the Substitute Teacher Training Course are made, I always get a few calls and emails with questions. I occasionally joke in classes that “It depends…” is rarely a wrong answer, so...
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It’s a Question of Value…
Here’s a video that’s definitely worth the four minutes or so it will take to watch: Please note this is not just about what we pay teachers. I’m not sure it’s supposed to be about how much we value...
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A Great Teacher…
Tomorrow I will be teaching a course for substitute teachers. Yesterday I happen to talk to someone I believe is a truly great teacher. We bumped into each other in a grocery store. Since she looked...
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The 8 Minutes That Matter Most | Edutopia
Like a story, lessons deserve compelling beginnings and endings. From pop culture connections to finishing with a level-up, here are eight strategies for holding students’ attention. This is a great...
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Happy World Teachers’ Day!
Third Graders learn the “Dictionary Race” during a Dictionary Day Presentation. Bet you didn’t know today is World Teachers’ Day! Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies,” is the slogan for...
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Won’t You Guide?
This is a chapter from “Small People — Big Brains” that was written in 2012, shortly after the Newtown tragedy. My intent in republishing it this year is not to remind us of the tragedy; it is rather...
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Season’s Greetings… the best is yet to come!
Dear clients and friends… Another year has passed and with it arises the opportunity to reconnect! As most of you know, I try hard not to write the typical Christmas letter—just to share some...
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Dead Rainbows?
I’m honored to have been invited to speak at two Kiwanis Club Meetings in February: Orno on the sixteenth and Dover Foxcroft on the twenty-third. Since both invitations offered a fair amount of...
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I’ll text you…
Like it or not, texting has become a huge part of many people’s lives. At least one estimate I saw recently suggested that the average high school student sends about 300 texts in the course of a day!...
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A Few Course Updates…
Spring’s just started, but the learning opportunities continue! I’ve conducted my newest course offering on Suicide Awareness and Prevention twice and the results have been rewarding and exciting! Not...
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