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Write about one of your biggest accomplishments in your teaching that no one knows about (or may not care)… I skateboarded today for the first time and loved it. A student let me try to skate on his board. It … Continue reading →

What does a good mentor “do”? A good mentor provides counsel, gives feedback, listens, and supports. Teaching is an incredible profession, but for many new teachers, teaching can be an incredibly tedious profession. Forms, digital grade books, progress reports, department … Continue reading →

Post a picture of your classroom and discuss what you see–and what you don’t see that you’d like to I see a different era of Ed Tech. I see holding on to resources no longer relevant to learning. I see … Continue reading →

Our suggested topic for today: Discuss one “observation” that you’d like to improve on for your teacher evaluation. This is a difficult topic for me to address. I have been inundated with evaluation over the last few weeks. Wisconsin is … Continue reading →

The phone will not be getting parked in the basket right when I walk in the door. In fact, I will be bringing the phone with me to the supper table. The iPad & laptop do need to be open, … Continue reading →

Duty free lunch. I’m hacking/tinkering/designing a bit. The Avett Brothers Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise hits my Pandora and I cry. Just a bit, a mist of a tear. But my heart flutters and I feel it. For the … Continue reading →

“Failure is good.” That’s something I say and write about often.  But failure is painful.  I just failed. I was facilitating a Google Apps For Education (#GAFE) Intro to Drive for my colleagues.  I didn’t fail to prepare. I didn’t … Continue reading →

I miss my kids. The Kornerstone Krew. I miss Chris, Parker, Liz, Savannah, and Harlie- I miss Green Bay. The Dragons of JDAL, I miss the Wizard, Iz-ak, and HalfSwag. Opening circle. Closing circle. Learning and community are not the … Continue reading →

It’s been less than 2 hours… And already, I feel a need to apologize. I apologize first and foremost to my family. There’s guaranteed to be water cups in the bathroom. Possibly half drank coffee cups by the bed, and … Continue reading →