10 Years of Teaching: A Reflection

I started this blog more than five years ago. I have now come to the conclusion of my 10th year of teaching. In this article and the upcoming series, I reflect on some of what I have learned in my 10 years of teaching. A reflection It strikes me that much of what I have … Read more

52 Teachers, 52 Lessons

My buddy Mr. D who writes I Want To Teach Forever has started up a little project this year that I hope lasts all year. He is asking teachers to email him and write a guest post for him about “What is the most important advice you can give to other teachers?” The project is … Read more

Calling All Storytellers

Mr. Teacher has one of the most entertaining blogs I’ve seen. In fact, I recommend his blog Learn Me Good to most of my friends who are looking for restroom reading material! I have recently written a guest post for him that will be appearing over there sometime in the next week or so. While … Read more

Bloggers Gone Wild!!!

I am on vacation from July 21st through July 30th! I’ll be going to visit my parents, some friends, cruising Texas, and end up at the Texas Bandmasters Association convention. I’m conducting an experiment while I am out. I’m calling it Bloggers Gone Wild. I will not write a comment or post on the blog … Read more

07-08: 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 to change for next year. Below are some of the changes that I intend to implement next year: Change the focus – Winning is not the only thing that matters. … Read more

The Blog Revolution: Day 4 – Develop Your Writing Voice

As we continue the Blog Revolution Project, we come to day four of our focus on writing. Today’s article will focus on crafting your own personal style, develop your writing voice. Newer bloggers may have a struggle with figuring out exactly what approach they want to take with their blog. Think of your writing voice … Read more

How Do I Keep My Students Interested?

This article is part 3 of the series Questions That Will Save Your Career. Please read the other articles in the series. How Do I Keep My Students Quiet? How Do I Keep My Students Engaged? How Do I Keep My Students Interested? How Do I Keep My Students Learning? How Do I Keep My … Read more