I tell teachers with whom I journey that they inspire their students all the time but they rarely know it. Too infrequently, our students tell us that we have changed their minds, their days, their lives. It is not their fault. Students do not often process the effect we have on them until weeks, months…
Category: High School
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 9 – THE TOOLBOX: Organization
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 8 – THE TOOLBOX: Partnership
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
IntelliPop! | No. 4 – Professor Snape
If we are inspired by teachers who know their mission and stick to it, Snape’s the man. If we are inspired by teachers who are unafraid to do what it takes to see that their students succeed, Snape’s the man. If we are inspired by teachers who put the needs of their students ahead of…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 7 – THE TOOLBOX: Strategic Thinking
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 6 – THE TOOLBOX: Creativity
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
IntelliPop! | No. 3 – The Sound of Music, Maria Rainer
There are a great many things to be said about The Sound of Music and a great many things have been said about this family favorite. While it is based on a true story, there are plenty of details left out of the film. I am not here to harp on those that paint the…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 5 – THE TOOLBOX: Problem Solving
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 4 – THE TOOLBOX: Listening
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
IntelliPop! | No. 2 – The West Wing, Mrs. Molly Morello
In a fourth season episode of The West Wing, Donna Moss, a White House staffer with access, appeals to her boss, Joss Lyman, the Deputy Director of Communications, to recognize one of her teachers, Mrs. Molly Morello with a Molly Morello Day to indicate what an amazing influence Mrs. Morello had on Donna’s life. Joss…