A Year of Reading

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 31. Believe in magic. Because teaching and learning are  magic, aren't they? Building a clas...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 30. Celebrate your spot on your district's seniority list. When Franki texted me that we have...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 29.  Stick around -- things will change. There's never a dull moment in education. Even if yo...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 28.  Stay in touch with former students. The only way we can get a long view of the work we do ea...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 27.  Test scores are snapshots. A test score is a snapshot (sometimes not particularly flattering...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 26. Try something new. The only way to keep your career alive across decades will be by trying ne...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 25. Be yourself. I don't own any leggings and I know next to nothing about popular culture an...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 24. Lead. If you've been following these 31 Teaching Truths, you might sense a progression in...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 23. Join a professional organization. A professional organization for your content area is the u...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 22. Build a Professional Learning Network (PLN). Because as good as it is to trust yourself (see...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 21. Trust yourself. Come up with your own idea about how teach that lesson. Think about the proc...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 20. Go ahead and cry. Some days are hard. Sometimes the weight of everything those thirty young ...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 19. Be "The One Who..." First there was CRB. She was the one who unlocked all the rooms...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 18. Be prepared. Sometimes I forget how smoothly things flow when I make extensive and detailed p...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 16. Build in choice. (they raise their own bar) Choice is one of the most powerful teaching move...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 16. Raise the bar. Up the ante. Kick it up a notch. Set a deadline and stick to it. Is teaching ...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 15. Notice. Every day try to make sure you really SEE every student. Every single one.  Es...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 14. Celebrate risk-taking. Value the words, "I'm not sure, but..." Cheer on the &...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 13. Plural possessives will happen. But probably not on your timeline. J. was working on his opi...

Photo by Fischer Twins via Unsplash 12. Improvise. (A mashup of yesterday's Mix It Up  and The Power of Routines from the day befor...