Category Archives: Teaching

Teach & Serve II, No. 6 – Right Place at the Right Time

Posted on September 14, 2016 by admin

Teach & Serve II, No. 6 – Right Place at the Right Time September 14, 2016 I just don’t know what having a 3.75 or a 4.00 does for you? Will it potentially get you into a better school? Sure it will. … Continue reading →

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EduQuote of the Week: September 12 – 18, 2016

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than to provide ready-made knowledge. Seymour Papert

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Now That’s How To Start A School Year… One Day More

Posted on September 7, 2016 by admin

Thanks to Jim Broderick King, Ignatian Identity Coordinator at Regis Jesuit High School for putting me on to this after he saw it on his Facebook page! This needs very little introduction. In the fall of 2015, the Des Moines … Continue reading →

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Teach & Serve II, No. 5 – Explore. Seek Out. Go Boldly.

Posted on September 7, 2016 by admin

Teach & Serve II, No. 5 – Explore. Seek Out. Go Boldly. September 7, 2016 Isn’t that what we want our students to become? Explorers? Don’t we want them to be seekers? And are we really doing our best by them … Continue reading →

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EduQuote of the Week: September 5 – 11, 2016

Posted on September 5, 2016 by admin

Lord, show me the way and I’ll do the work. Deanna Jump

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Teach & Serve II, No. 4 – Fight the System

Posted on August 31, 2016 by admin

Teach & Serve II, No. 4 – Fight the System August 31, 2016 Because we often venerate those who came before us in our institutions, we tend to venerate the systems they created right along with them. We sometimes talk about “human … Continue reading →

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EduQuote of the Week: August 29 – September 6, 2016

Posted on August 29, 2016 by admin

The supreme art of the teacher is to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein

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Teach & Serve II, No. 3 – One Thing at a Time, Not Everything All at Once

Posted on August 24, 2016 by admin

Teach & Serve II, No. 3 – One Thing at a Time, Not Everything All at Once August 24, 2016 Don’t ignore. Don’t demolish. Work the problem. Work it piece-by-piece. No matter what subject we teach, we think it parts, not wholes. Take … Continue reading →

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EduQuote of the Week: August 22 – 28, 2016

Posted on August 22, 2016 by admin

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

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Teach & Serve II, No. 2 – Playlist 2016-2017

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

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. … Continue reading →

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