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What the Heck is the Zeigarnik Effect? Have you ever been interrupted so often that you don’t know what to start first, next or last? You’re about to make some copies for a lesson you’re teaching the...
View ArticleHow to Land Great Teaching Jobs, Even Mid-Year
What do you do if the school year’s already started, and you don’t have a teaching job yet? Or you’ve been looking for awhile and all the teaching jobs have evaporated? Follow these five steps to land...
View ArticleFixed vs. Growth Mindset: Understanding Autism
Today one in sixty-eight children is born with a form of autism. Advancements in treatment, communication strategies, activism to increase awareness and acceptance of autism, and scientific research...
View ArticleCream Rises to the Top, But Mediocrity Pushes It Out: Gresham’s Law
Cream rises to the top, but mediocrity pushes it out. Ever wonder why mediocre, unqualified people get promoted? Especially in bureaucracies and dysfunctional companies? This dastardly phenomenon can...
View ArticleGet to Inbox Zero and Declutter Your Life
Get to Inbox Zero and Declutter Your Life Last week I was on this productivity webinar with Justin Baeder, an ed leadership coach, on how to get to inbox zero. I realized then that taming the email...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day: Overcoming Codependency
Today is much more than just Independence Day for me, much more than a historical holiday with fireworks and parades, and much more than a BBQ bonanza with burgers and baseball. It’s a day to celebrate...
View ArticleDarth Principals vs. Empowering School Leaders
Stephen R. Covey defines leadership as “communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it in themselves.” This communication, this empowerment of others unleashes...
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