Leading From The HeartI work in an alternative school. Actually, it’s an alternative program within a large school. We have a closed off area of the building with a separate entrance and run by a slightly different schedule – we don’t hear the bells and are just fine with that! I am completing my first year here and … Alternative Schools
There is a great conversation going on over at the CASTLE book club blog (orange group) about the teaching of facts and skills. I plan on posting this post over there but my login and password are stored on my home computer, I’m correcting procrastinating correcting English papers at work. For now, I will post … Challenging Conventional Wisdom, Indeed.
I’ve been tagged by Greg Cruey, who came across this at Clif’s Notes recently. Directions Summer can be a great time for professional development. It is an opportunity to learn more about a topic, read a particular work or the works of a particular author, beef up an existing unit of instruction, advance one’s technical … Professional Development Meme 2009
…they were the – you get the idea. Yesterday I signed all of the paperwork then waited around for 5 hours and got the keys to my new house! I didn’t really wait around as much as drove around – luckily my father decided to take the day off of work to accompany me. We … they were the best of times…
…do what feels right. My practice distilled into one sentence, a sweet mélange of head and heart. This past week it’s been repeating like a mantra behind all of the activity – know your stuff, do what feels right. Stuff, of course, bears a lot of weight. Stuff can consist of curriculum, management, theory, school … Know your stuff, then…