Monthly Archives: November 2015

Tweet Last week, NPR launched a story with this preface: “Starting any new job can be tough. Starting a new job as a teacher is brutal. Research shows that roughly......
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TweetTeachers Talk: Interview Questions     Name? Current position? How long have you been in education? What’s a little known fact about you? When does your job feel the hardest?......
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Tweet Name? Leigh O’Brien Current position? Professor of Education How long have you been in education? 35 years (!), first as a preschool teacher and for the last 20+ years......
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TweetThe Teaching with Heart Interviews Over the last ten years, we have worked with hundreds of teachers helping them write about their life and work. In helping them write and......
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TweetAlbert Camus wrote:  “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Now that the school year has hit a rhythm — what new project, approach, or curriculum......
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TweetWe’re delighted to announce that Randi Winters is the winner of the October Giveaway.  Congratulations Randi! Be sure to check out her thoughtful reflection on Rumi’s “The Guesthouse” in the......
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TweetKids want us, not just our information! Standards-based curriculum and pedagogy are the #1 priorities in our schools, but they are only part of what helps children grow up happy,......
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TweetPresident Obama recently wrote an open letter to parents of American school children. In that letter he raised concerns both in his role as President but also as a father......
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