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Wisdom From a D.C. Cab Driver
I’m writing this post at Reagan International Airport, after working with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in D.C. for the last three days as part of the Principal’s Standing...
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Thanksgiving may be the best American holiday as there’s so little baggage attached to the celebration. It’s free from religious or political dispute and we don’t have to worry about emptying our...
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Tough Conversations
A teacher who has known me for many years, knows that I appreciate my job because of the energy I receive every day from teachers and students. Yes, Sunday night is not always easy on the soul but...
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Yong Zhao Coming to NH on April 3
We live in an age of “Getting Things Done”, which is actually a philosophy espoused by productivity guru David Allen. Just in the last three days on this “Winter Vacation”, I have prepared for the...
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The Facebook Quandary
A couple of weeks ago I received a post on my Facebook timeline from one of my mother’s good friends back in St. Louis. She was sending along best wishes given the crazy amount of snow we’ve received...
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Blogging and Tweeting from the ASCD Annual Conference 2015
After a crazy winter in New England, Houston green looks great. I’ve been blessed to attend the ASCD National Convention nearly every year since 1996 thanks to my school districts and NHASCD who...
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Different Kinds of Data
Nothing has changed more in our field than the way we assess students in our public schools. Intuition ruled the day back in the 80s when I began in education. We relied largely on our own...
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Nepal Needs Help
Courtesy of DZI Foundation (https://dzi.org/) How different can two lives be while existing on this same earth? Today, while working from home during spring break, I wrote up a teacher observation,...
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In Need of Wellness
The view from Great Bay, Seacoast New Hampshire – my hike this weekend Yesterday was a rare day for me. I did less than one hour of “work” and spent much of my day engaged in relaxing activities and...
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The Authentic Grant Wiggins
I am saddened to hear tonight of the passing of the inimitable Grant Wiggins, which occurred yesterday according to tweets from his wife and daughter as well as from this post from ASCD. Grant is...
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