Far Away Look
Wrapping up the school year is always exciting and stressful all at the same time. Regardless of who you are,…
National Board Certification: Improving Teacher Collaboration
What an inspirational and transformative year for Arizona teachers! Many have found themselves speaking on behalf of their students in…
Keep Calm and Click Submit: Tips for NBCT
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 was a historic day in the Clark household. No, we didn’t buy a new house or…
Welcome to the End: An Exercise in Reflection
The end is almost near and what a year it has been! As teachers, we graded thousands of assignments; we taught…
Hope
Paradigm – your perception, point of view, or the way you see the world. Paradigm Shift – the change in…
Listen and Love!
The last week of school always comes in like a lion and leaves like a lion- a whirlwind of activities,…
Checking Motives
Allow me a moment to be slightly self-deprecating, and in that moment, beg for forgiveness. I haven’t been teaching for…
Burnout and The Curse of Now
If the end of the year were a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, it’d be called Bliss, Burnout &…
Two-By-Ten Strategy Part 2
Earlier this year, I shared a blog about how teachers at my school are using the two-by-ten strategy to build…
Should School Ratings Matter?
I started my Mother’s Day doing the unthinkable…arguing with my mother. She had sent me a text stating she felt…
