In bloom
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ― attributed to Anaïs Nin...


Doing Something
On the door to my office, I have a poster of the following quote from Neil Gaiman, one of my favorite authors: I hope that in this year...


Weeding
Ah, Understanding by Design. My old nemesis. A number of years ago, my district decided that we were going to make a switch to using...


A tale of two teachers
Learning: the activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something...


A little rebellion
"I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing..." Thomas Jefferson I had a serendipitous moment last night. After...


Looking forward
“It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” – Honore de Balzac It’s far easier to see the...
What we have here is a failure to communicate
I never realized it before, but after watching this video, I realized that under-communication is definitely an issue in our district. ...


Selling the Plan
“What do you mean they’re testing in the LGI? I have it booked!” After spending weeks trying to work with my language arts teachers to...


The more things change...
“Equipping today’s youngster for today’s world” (Mitchell, 2007). Or, in our case, equipping today’s youngster for the world of 70 years...


Planning for the Future
As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm putting together a proposal to add a blended learning course in digital literacy and research...

