• Are you your students’ (and families’) favorite teacher?  You have every opportunity to be. I attended the PBIS Summer Leadership [...]

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  December 17, 2013
• Most school districts claim to want to move from good to great, become world class, become a 21st century district, or fill in the slogan [...]

  Are You a Leader or Manager?

  December 11, 2013
• As I continue to connect, learn, and grow, I have met some amazing educators.  I attended EdCamp Chicago this past October and had a career [...]

  Do kids have a voice? The power of choice

  December 7, 2013
• Embarrassing but true, the above cartoon is not far off from many evaluation experiences.  That is one way it can be done; I propose another, [...]

  Evaluation in 2 Simple Steps

  November 29, 2013

• On this Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for many things.  One of those is that I get paid to do what I love: teach kids.  Some people choose a [...]

  What if I could do THAT??

  November 28, 2013