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The weather is warming up, the children (and teachers) are getting antsy for summer break, and you hear the request “Let’s have class outside!” Early in my teaching career, I would have brought outside what we were doing in the…
When comparing elementary, middle, and high schools against one another, typically our high schools come out as the most socioeconomically and racially diverse. In general, they are the largest of the three levels of schooling, include a number of diverse…
There is a good chance that within the past 72 hours you have seen or heard about Ron Clark and a handful of the Ron Clark Academy students breaking the internet with their #DoItLikeMeChallenge dance. It’s been covered by CNN,…
Last year I wrote a “bucket list” (which seemed to be a theme in 2015) at the start of the year with ideas for your classroom called “15 for ’15” Continuing with the theme, I present to you a new…
North Carolina has had a long-standing debate with our friends in Ohio on which state should be “first in flight.” After all, the Wright Brothers were born in Dayton, but took their first whirl with an airplane at Kill Devil…
I am Type-A. I like lists and things I can check-off. In fact, I have been known to add items to my checklists that were not on there, just so I can check them off. I blame this on my…
Yet again, we have a national tragedy on our hands, one that many are calling a terrorist act, which I will not argue against. This time at a historic black church in Charleston, SC. By now, you have heard the…
I had the pleasure of returning to my old stomping ground, the Ron Clark Academy, this past week to help with the National Educators’ Conference. Almost 500 educators from around the world came together to take part in the magic,…
It’s that time of the year. Countdown calendars are posted on classroom doors, summer camp sign-ups are underway, and testing season is complete! But wait, that countdown on the door still says 10 days! There is no way we can…
I took on a new role this week. After twelve years of being the classroom teacher, a math/science facilitator, professional development trainer, and college professor, this week I was Mr. Dovico, Substitute Teacher. One of my closest friends is a…
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