Change: Ready or Not, Here it Comes
I parked in the same lot, walked onto the same campus, and opened the same door I’ve opened for 5…
Community Building Instead of Syllabus Reading
Teaching an AP class can be incredibly stressful. There is so much content to go over, make sure students are ready…
My First First Day
I’ve been looking forward to this day for years—my first day as Dean of Students. Since my second year of…
Educator #squadgoals
My school has this fantastic tradition in that we start each school year with a staff retreat. We get together…
Firsts
Every year before the first day of school, the nightmares start. Usually it is some version of me in front…
A Rainbow Inside the Cloud
During a small group outing to Burton Barr Library, one of my students directed me to “Look up at that,…
Bury The Curriculum
It is the night before the first day of school. You are a prepared teacher. You have great lessons ready…
Do you Open or Close Doors?
As a principal, each year I try to choose a theme or focus to guide our work through the year.…
Teacher Self-Care: Seek harmony as you seek well-being
In Tony Hillerman’s (and since his death, his daughter Anne’s) detective fiction, the Legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim…
#FirstDays with MORE Kids
Some teachers say that class size is everything. What if I told you that my #FirstDays with extra students have…
