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Smooth Transition
August 09, 2012 - 07:37 pmChanging jobs can be stressful. Let’s face it. No matter what you know from the previous job, you will always face a learning curve when entering a new position. I am facing that learning curve as we speak, as I have recently accepte ...
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What's Your Rep?
August 01, 2012 - 05:01 pmReputations are like shadows. They follow you everywhere! We often tell our students that their reputation is important, and that it will follow them to the next grade. But how often do we think about our own reputation? If there is on ...
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Timeless Teachings
July 26, 2012 - 12:56 pmGood teaching stands the test of time. Like a classic novel, great piece of music, or beautiful painting, the principles of effective teaching don't really change. Maybe the names of these methods change, maybe ne ...
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Measuring Success
July 18, 2012 - 04:10 pmHow do you know you're a good teacher? How do you know you are successful in the classroom? Test scores, the kids are behaved, parents are satisfied, a strong evaluation from the principal? It' ...
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A Magical Recess
July 10, 2012 - 07:08 pmMy class learned some of its most valuable lessons on the playground--with the teacher playing a very limited role. Trust, cooperation, teamwork, handling pressure, losing with grace. And it all happened by ac ...
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Speedy Service!
July 03, 2012 - 07:53 pmI am going to share with you the best advice I can give for creating good rapport with the parents of your students. It comes down to five simple words. GET BACK TO THEM QUICKLY. That’s right. If they call you, do everythin ...
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Play the Game
June 27, 2012 - 05:41 pm"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence: supreme excellence consists in breaking an enemy’s resistance without fighting.” Sun Tzu Unless you plan to open your own school, y ...
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Show Them The Money!
June 26, 2012 - 06:38 pmI made it all the way through high school without ever learning to balance a checkbook. In fact, it wasn’t until my early twenties, when I started my own business, that I began to learn the all-important skills of tracking ...
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Greater Good
June 21, 2012 - 04:42 pmOne of my most memorable school years happened when I taught lessons that were nowhere to be found in the curriculum. Lessons like raising money for those in need, collecting supplies for animals that can’t he ...
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