• Leadership

    Leadership We are all teachers! Sometimes on our career journey to the principal’s office we forget that we are teachers.  This can happen for a lot of reasons.  They may include: There is not enough time in the day. I am a leader, not a teacher. I have been there and done that. I have

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  • Leadership /First Year of Teaching

    Leadership / First Year of Teaching To renew or not to renew?   That is the question. Although the weather in the northeast today might belie the fact that spring is a week away, when the calendar reads mid-March, it signals the creation of the upcoming year’s school budget.  This process also signals the renewal or

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  • First Year of Teaching /Best Practice

    First Year of Teaching / Best Practice Teacher Passivity and Teacher Proximity  Today’s topic of teacher passivity and proximity to learning go together.  I believe that there is a direct correlation between teacher passivity and student achievement.  I also believe that when a teacher is within “a proximal distance” to a student, learning will improve. 

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