Blog

My blog posts. I hope to write a post every week. Generally you can find a new post on Sundays.

  • Avoid burnout

    Look around you and you’ll see people that are burned out. But, how do you avoid burnout? Most of our troubles come from our own decisions. The tortoise and the hare We’ve probably all heard the story of the tortoise and the hare. That epic race is told to our children and they smile. We…

  • Hacking classroom management part 4

    Hacking classroom management part 4. We’ve been looking at the 10 hacks for classroom management from Mike Roberts’s book, “Hacking classroom management“. Check out hack 1 & 2 in post #1 and hack 3 & 4 in post #2. Hacks 5 – 7 were covered in post #3. I highly recommend that you check out…

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  • Hacking classroom management part 3

    Hacking classroom management part 3. We’ve been looking at classroom management through the lens of the book, “Hacking Classroom Management” by Mike Roberts. Teachers can’t effectively communicate content to their class if the class is not well managed. Post number 1 dealt with Hack 1 It’s a classroom, not a bootcamp and Hack 2 Expect…

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  • Hacking Classroom Management part 2

    Hacking classroom management part 2. Classroom management is a major concern for effective teachers. Last week we looked at the first two hacks in Mike Roberts’s book, Hacking Classroom Management, 10 ideas to help you become the type of teacher that they make movies about. (#1 It’s a classroom, not a bootcamp and & #2 Expect…

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  • Hacking Classroom Management: Book review, part 1

    As teacher, I always appreciate suggestions on classroom management. Mike Roberts delivers practical advice in his book, Hacking Classroom Management, 10 ideas to help you become the type of teacher that they make movies about. New teachers and returning teachers all need to focus on good management of their classrooms, especially at the beginning of…

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