Pomegranate beginnings

Every year is different... but this year was DIFFERENT. I know every state, district, and school did it differently, but my district made it...

 Previous posts Everyone needs a little R, R, and R .  R, R, R update RRR was a plan/activity/what not that I came up with many years ago. I...

Yesterday evening I gave a three-minute "comment" at my board meeting to try to make a case for protecting students, staff, and fa...

Where do I start with this? Right now it is cool for a summer evening on account of the storms that are rolling through. The sun is setting ...

This year I took a different approach to classroom norms and expectations (often called classroom rules, or daily expectations, etc). I crea...

I thought I'd share some ideas and questions I've been working on this year. First... some reflective questions for the new year t...

Last Friday, my school laptop broke, in the middle of teaching. I was devastated. Part of my anxiety is the need to please others and not di...

I crawled into bed the other night when it hit me, "I have a cogen in the morning and I forgot to get goodies at the store!" In my...

Two days ago I sent a message to my partner, "3rd period didn't go well. I'm upset... with myself." See, what had happen...