Not Your Average Teacher

Re-renew

// April 23rd, 2011 // No Comments » // Comments

I wanted to toss a big THANK YOU to all the comments that we received on the blog. It is a busy time of year for all the teachers out there and we sometimes get stuck in the massive amount of todos that we have. I have been meaning to get to the comments on [...]

Thoughts

// February 27th, 2011 // 10 Comments » // Comments

I wanted to provide a link to an article about a veteran teacher’s frustrations and feelings over a long career seemingly coming to a close. It seems education is changing, and has changed a lot in the past 35 years, and the newer teachers out there need to be ready to continue fighting and adapting [...]

Congrats

// February 23rd, 2011 // 11 Comments » // Comments

I wanted to throw out a congratulations to a student teacher in my building that completed her first half day as a substitute in the building. She was teaching the classes that she normally does, but as all teachers know, that first time is special. It gets a little unnerving when you realize there is [...]

Constantly Astounded

// February 19th, 2011 // 11 Comments » // Comments

When i talk with my friends i am amazed and astounded at the humanity that is shown on a daily basis in my profession. From minute to minute we are presented with huge changes and chances for us to become leaders and show students strong hearts and compassionate ideals. thank you to all the teachers [...]

Reminder

// January 2nd, 2011 // 14 Comments » // Comments

Reminders are something that are daily nuisances that are necessary in today’s day and age. My phone reminds me when to wake up, when I need to pay bills, and when to pee during movies…among other things. Post it notes on my mirror remind me that I am out of everything in my fridge except [...]

Freshy Fresh precipice

// January 1st, 2011 // 9 Comments » // Comments

Breathe it in…..We are in 2011 and it is going to be a year of growth and transformation. Got some relaxing and catching up with friends and family done for the winter break and it was much needed. With all of the thought work that goes on in education especially it is necessary to recharge [...]

The Reason

// December 22nd, 2010 // 9 Comments » // Comments

Thank you to all the educators out there, I saw in the last week a bit of extra care going out to students and that means a lot. For a lot of them in the schools i work in they actually crave being in school, they may complain and feign annoyance but the buildings and [...]

The Filter

// November 29th, 2010 // 13 Comments » // Comments

A while ago we started this site to capture the thoughts and conversations we thought would be impactful or meaningful to us in the future. So many of these conversations now happen during the day, and I don’t make time to process them and put them up here. Today, and recently it seems, conversations have [...]

Gotta have that Swagger

// October 20th, 2010 // 21 Comments » // Comments

I got the opportunity to go see Coach Carter speak and he said “You gotta have swagger”. I got to thinking how that relates to teaching and in the instructional coaching that I do. I know what he means in one sense, that you have to have a confidence about you, an ability to have [...]

Move around / OK GO Video Link

// August 15th, 2010 // 12 Comments » // Comments

Summer has ended as far as work goes and I was lucky enough to be up to speed when it came to be back in school. Actually i was ready for work, because I feel it has value. Being educators we are asked to do valuable work everyday and that usually involves motion. I was [...]

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