Things He Can't Teach

by | Dec 8, 2010 | Change

Back in 2008, I read Chris Lott’s blog. He stopped writing for a while and then began again. His earlier posts have disappeared, so I can’t direct you to his wise words. But luckily I copied one of my favorite posts he called, “Things I Can’t...

Looking in the Mirror

by | Dec 6, 2010 | Change

photo © 2010 Vinoth Chandar | more info (via: Wylio) At the end of each year, I try to look back and see where I’ve been and where I’m going. This week, using a trial version of Scrivener (which I’m about to upgrade), I’m compiling previous...

(Not) Getting It

by | Dec 3, 2010 | Change

A non-educator in whom I have unparalleled respect for was recently sharing her concerns over her son’s “young” teacher.  Her son (Johnny) was coming home complaining about his teacher’s inability to teach and while she reserved judgment at the...

Do Back Channels Work?

by | Dec 2, 2010 | Change

photo © 2010 Jo Fothergill | more info (via: Wylio) “How often during a f2f meeting do you want to whisper a sidebar or pose a question?” asked Megan Stacey, an administrator from Forest Hills Schools in Ohio and a member of the Dublin-Dallas Cohort. The...

Letting Go is Hard

by | Nov 30, 2010 | Change, PD

What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. T.S. Elliot, Little Gidding As I sat in church Sunday, listening to the Homily on beginnings and endings and the coming of Advent, I thought, too,...