Running and Teaching
My last blog post was posted right around when I started training for my marathon and it took several months of training and the actual marathon (and recovery weeks!) to…
The Importance of Happy Students: Summer Book Report on The Happiness Advantage
Recently a colleague (and friend!) recommended a book by Shawn Achor called The Happiness Advantage. The premise of the book is that happy people are successful; not that success leads…
Solution Resolution Conclusion
David Brooks’ article, “Everyone a Changemaker” struck a chord with some of the goals I feel education should strive for. Brooks refers to Bill Drayton, a “legend in the nonprofit…
TECHO 2.0
Today, I had one of those 'my heart will break in a million happy pieces' teaching moments. It started with a conversation with a student in the hallway (as the…
Compass Tool for Capstone
“Systems thinking enables educators to help their students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world.” (Mike Johnstone - Compass Education) One of…