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Share this article Once I was working with an entire class of freshmen at the beginning of a school year, and one of the kids made so...

Share this article We recently had a full PD Day for teachers in our building and wanted to do something special to start off the d...

Share this article I'm not sure exactly how it got started, but for the past few years I've shared a joke every morning with o...

Share this article Creating stronger connections with your students doesn't require grand gestures. But it does require some inte...

Implementing a program or procedure can result in a certain level of success. But "implementing work" will never achieve the va...

Here's a reflective question to ask yourself when you're making decisions about your priorities: What would happen if you weren...

These tips are actually true for conversations with just about anyone, not only students. Too often I think we avoid having a diff...

Relationships are essential to learning. Kids connect more to learning when they feel more connection to their teacher. A great classroo...

There's been some push back recently on Twitter against the whole idea of positive attitude as a good thing. It gave me some things ...

As the school year winds down, what is your school doing to recognize students? It's really common at this time of year to have awar...

Someone else's experience is different from mine.  It seems obvious doesn't it? But I think it's one of the most importan...

George Couros had a great post recently, Relationships Are the Foundation of Great Schools (But They Aren't Enough) . He points out t...

Think about the best dining experience you ever had. What made it exceptional? Was it the service, the atmosphere, or the cuisine? Ho...