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State testing and traditions.....hmmmm?
Wasted a bunch of time (and paper) today printing off practice tests so that students could prepare for the high stakes (but practically worthless) WKCE exam. A test that sets the bar so low that if a...
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Trying to Gain Insight
I have been doing some additional reading over the past month. After having a staff meeting where I felt myself becoming upset with what felt like a lack of motivation from my staff to take on a...
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Summer Vacation 2010: a summer of change
It has been a while since I have checked in and I will try to renew my vigor to be a better blogger. It has been a crazy summer, mostly in the sense of all the changes taking place in my personal...
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PBIS....another new thing to add to our plate.....But this is going to taste...
Went to a fantastic conference on School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention Supports. While many of the concepts and practices we have already set in practice it was another fantastic example of the...
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Good Book for Schools Beginning the PLC Journey
I found an excellent new book this summer for those beginning their journey into becoming a PLC. It is packed with excellent information and straight forward examples and procedures for getting...
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Becoming a Better Team
I have been working with the best administrative team I have been associated with these past two years. This year we have had to discuss some big issues that I could tell we had varying concerns and...
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Continuous Improvement- Why Change is Good
Being a former Physical Education teacher brings with it a certain prejudice of what you know about reading and teaching in general. To be honest I used to feel a little inadequately informed myself....
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21st Century Learning....I love new toys!!!!
I have always been a big fan of using technology. While I started as a Mac guy, in my travels to various districts I have had the chance to enjoy both PC and Mac and while I have a preference,...
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Learning at the Speed of the Net!!!
I started this Blog a while ago, and while it has been an on and off again effort, I have also discovered other resources for sharing information and posting some of my experiences. Like most of the...
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A look back on "Trust." They key to change......
It has been almost 2 weeks now since I have accepted my new role as the Principal for the Iowa Grant School District's Elementary/Middle School. It is a challenge I look forward to with great...
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Why become a "Connected Educator?"
I can easily say I did not just wake up one day with the idea that today is the day I become "Connected!" It was a slow transformation. I have used technology to make life a little easier for quite a...
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I have been encouraging my staff for almost a year now to start checking out Twitter. As a matter of fact, I have am now introducing my new staff to the benefits of Twitter, and how it can be used to...
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I started off blogging a few years ago. At first, it was a way for me to reflect on what I was doing, and to put down on digital paper, what was going through my head at night and keeping me awake for...
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Building a PLC.......Again.
This has been such an exciting summer for me. It started with me beginning my superintendent certification classes, a position that I have determined lies ahead for me, albeit maybe not in the near...
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30 Day Blogathon Challenge
So I would encourage any of you checking this post out to give the challenge a shot as well. I have to agree with Matt that the only way for me to improve my writing and blogging is by writing and...
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Day 1 - Blogathon Challenge: It will all come rushing back.
I was thrown a little this morning as one of the Ed Leaders that I truly respect sent out a tweet that stated "To #follow or #unfollow? Is that the question?" Since he listed myself and a few other...
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Day 2 - Meeting "For Real"
There's something about coming up with a blog post on a Friday evening that......well it gets tough to decide what to focus on. The list of things to pontificate on after a week of school gets tough...
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Day 3- Blogathon Challenge - Be a "Coach"
I have been involved on some excellent chats on Twitter and one of them has been the #educoach chats on Wednesday evenings. While I like to fancy myself a instructional "coach", I am not. I recently...
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Day 4 - #Blogathon My next post?
Today was a rough to day to step up to the #Blogathon Challenge. Might not be a good sign that on November 4th (the 4th day of the 30 day challenge) I am already struggling with keeping up with my...
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Day 5 - Blogathon: Sick Day
Ok, I am psyching myself up for a serious post....it's not going to happen today, but I have a couple of thoughts in mind for tomorrow. Today is going to be a bit of a lame post. I stayed home sick...
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