What Are You Reading?
As I write these words, Arizona officially is number 1 in the nation for the spread of COVID-19. Cases are…
Controlled Chaos
I did a Google search for “Teaching is…” and the first four auto-filled responses were a work of heart, a…
Can I Still Teach?
This past summer, I joined one of my community’s Rotary Clubs. For years I had gone to Rotary as a…
The Extra Degree
As a college athlete, coaches constantly challenged our team, especially in the weight room and at practice. Being “good enough”…
Monster
“The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and…
Destress in Seconds
John Maeda, wanting to write a simple book about keeping things simple, set the goal of limiting The Laws of Simplicity, to…
Culturally Responsive Teaching: When It’s Silly and When It’s Not
Culturally Responsive Teaching leads to much serious discussion about how best to welcome and teach students who come to us from innumerable…
Organized Chaos or The Prepared Learning Environment (Continued)
During our first glance at the prepared learning environment, we looked at how freedom, structure and order, and beauty are…
Let’s Be Mavens
Are you a trusted expert in your particular field who seeks to pass knowledge and truth on to others?…
Summer Learnin,’ Had Me a Blast
I’m usually a firm believer in the “too much rest is rust” saying by Sir Walter Scott. However, upon completing…
