How Do I Keep My Students Engaged?
This article is part 2 of the series Questions That Will Save Your Career. Please read the other articles in the series. How Do I […]
How Do I Keep My Students Quiet?
This article is part 1 of the series Questions That Will Save Your Career. Before you can focus on engaging your students, or making sure they […]
Efficient vs. Effective
This week, I began reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. It’s an outstanding book. One of the points that he makes in the book […]
Finding Excellent Educators To Emulate
As my fifth year of teaching came to a close, I began thinking back on my teaching career. When I student taught, I had wonderful […]
06-07: What To Change Next Year
As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs […]
06-07: What Didn’t Work Well
As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs […]
06-07: What Worked Well
As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs […]
06-07: A Year In Review
As the school year comes to a close, and before the summer gets into full swing, I am reviewing the 2006-2007 school year in my […]
The Vitality of Collaboration
Most of the band staff went to lunch today. We spent about an hour and a half at a pizza buffet, mostly talking and not […]
Finishing Strong
A band director I used to work with said this. The concept is that success comes from finishing something well. It’s easy to start something […]
Sharpen The Saw
In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey refers to Habit #7 as “Sharpen The Saw.” As teachers, the summer vacation […]
Be The Best Teacher In The World
Dave Ramsey recently wrote an article entitled High-Performance Achievement and it’s about his training to run of a marathon. In this article, we’re going to look […]
4 Ways To Effectively Deal With Important People
If work just isn’t seeming to work out for you, maybe you are focusing your attention in the wrong place. Here is a list of […]