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Surviving the Worst Case of the Mondays...EVER!

2020 may go down in recent history as the worst case of the Mondays....EVER! I don't know about you, but I experienced long stretches of...

The Time is Now

There is a moment in the morning when everything feels right. The sun peaks through the trees making the world outside a beautiful shade...

Walk in my Shoes!

Teaching empathy is one of the most important jobs we have in schools. It is pretty easy to discuss the need for being empathetic but in...

Finding Compassion

The sun was beating down on me but I didn't notice it in that moment. I was using every ounce of my concentration to put one foot in...

Becoming an Organization Who Learns Together

Nido Teachers came together during our July Inservice days to build a shared understanding around our Critical Friends Groups (which we...

What's Working and How can we do More of it?

The question is simple, "What's working and how can we do more of it?" However, more often than not, we find ourselves asking the...

What's Your Problem?!

The room was quiet but that didn't last long. I asked our staff to bring an artifact or anecdote showcasing a problem they were facing...

Looking at Student Work

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work with an enthusiastic group of elementary school teachers. Over the course of the week we...