Teach & Serve III, No. 36 – Look Up In The Sky April 18, 2018 The question, then, must be why? Why has Superman remained part of American (and world) consciousness for all these years? Why do we still look up in the sky? When I was in the first grade, the day before school…
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EduQuote of the Week: April 16 – 22, 2018
Superman Week For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America’s hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able…
Teach & Serve III, No. 28 – Followership
Teach & Serve III, No. 28 – Followership February 21, 2018 … how do we, as educational leaders, respond when those above us in the food chain make mistakes, missteps or errors? How do we react when they are not their best selves or when they handle us and situations in a manner we neither understand…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 3 – All the World’s Waiting for You
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 3 All the World’s Waiting for You Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. It is very difficult to remember that, before Wonder Woman was released this past summer, the movie was considered something…
Teach & Serve II, No. 31 – Leadering: Honing Communication Skills
Teach & Serve II, No. 31 – Leadering: Honing Communication Skills March 8, 2017 It is difficult to overestimate how important communication skills are for a leader. A leader who is an effective communicator has such an advantage over a leader who is an ineffective one. Over the course of the next few weeks, Teach & Serve…
EduQuote of the Week: August 22 – 28, 2016
The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters every day. Todd Whittaker
Teach & Serve II, No. 2 – Playlist 2016-2017
Teach & Serve II, No. 2 – Playlist 2016-2017 August 17, 2016 As I don’t work in school settings anymore, I have adapted some of these rituals. I still rearrange my offices – if only the memorabilia on the walls and shelves. I still move the furniture. And I still put together the playlist. I worked in…
EduQuote of the Week: August 15 – 21, 2016
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. Confucius
Teach & Serve II, No. 1 – Teach Boldly
Teach & Serve II, No. 1 – Teach Boldly August 10, 2016 …you have the opportunity, the responsibility to do more and be more. You can animate. You can inspire. You can engage. The beginning of the beginning is ramping up in schools all over the country. If you’re reading this, you’re likely a teacher or…
EduQuote of the Week: August 8 – 14, 2016
You are never to old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream. CS Lewis