Tomorrow's the first day of school. This day is usually an exciting time when you wear a new outfit, meet parents for the first time and see how the children have grown over the summer. It's going to be a little different tomorrow.We begin with

Episode #5 - Six Minutes to a Perfect Class

Aug 16th, 2020 6m 20s

Here we go! We are launching school on line. It's going to be really easy to focus on the technology, to focus on the pedagogy, to focus on the lessons, the assessment data, but you know, better than I, the most important part is building those

Episode #4: Why Does My Boss Scare Me?

Aug 10th, 2020 14m 39s

Has anyone noticed that the world has gone crazy? There is divisiveness, fear, pain, and loneliness. I know that can be part of life and part of education, and yet it seems the world has gone mad.I believe that we are all doing the best we can

Episode #3: What is so Funny? Laugh at Your Own Risk

Aug 2nd, 2020 10m 39s

Opening school is a lot like labor and giving birth. Very stressful in the beginning, but so worth the outcome. To help with the stress, I decided to create a podcast episode with jokes to lift your spirits. Laughing is a cure for whatever a

Episode #2 - There is No Fear in Teaching - True or False

Jul 23rd, 2020 11m 38s

There is lots of fear in teaching! The classification of fears has just changed. At one time it was fear of a lesson not going well and has changed into health fears.Learn what fear really is and that there are real and imagined fears. Learn

Episode #1 - Hallway Calm is Homemade and Contagious

Jul 17th, 2020 11m 26s

This is the wildest time in education filled with uncertainty, fear, and distance. Due to a virus, our educational world is turned upside down. Educators are being asked to build the airplane while in flight. It is a crazy-making time, to say

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