Category Archives: Community Building

Leave Me Alone and I’ll Come Back

What if we gave our students, teachers and administrators the cultural permission to recharge in the way they see fit? Continue reading

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No Soup For You!

In order to start sharing more freely we need to get over the idea that we are doing other people’s work for them. Continue reading

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Special

In my ideal world, we are guided by questions like, what gifts does this child bring to the world and how can we help him grow these gifts? Continue reading

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Community Culture–Join, Change, or Leave

We search all over for ways to improve our communities, but honestly participating fully and being completely invested in your school’s culture is one of the most leveraged things teachers can do. Continue reading

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An Elevator Speech For Education

As teachers, we need to become stronger advocates for our profession. October’s assignment is to develop an elevator speech about why you like teaching so much.
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MTV Only Got Me So Far–Crowd Sourcing a Post

An experiment in crowd sourcing a post Continue reading

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Cultural Upgrade–Putting an end to teacher neediness

So this brings us to the question: Should we forgo honoring the individual publicly because it gives the team an inferiority complex? Continue reading

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Create Fun and a Little Weirdness

If they see we are having fun and are not afraid to show our quirky sides, then they will feel safe to do the same. Continue reading

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Everything But What’s Important

If my colleagues don’t know my strengths and weaknesses then how on earth can they support me? How will they know how I can help them? Continue reading

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New Teacher Advice September–Resisting the Urge to Hide

There’s a tendency in teachers to hide when we have problems. This is a bit of encouragement to do the opposite Continue reading

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