Troubling times face each of us in many different ways. Some we can see clearly, others hide it and shelter it away. Our news media brings us stories daily, filled with reports locally, nationally, and globally. We can watch these reports on several stations, read in newspapers, scroll through media platforms and catch comments. You … Continue reading At Peace, helping in finding the place
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Solution Weekly: August 7-13, 2022
Speaking Voice-Listening Ear “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ~ Ernest Hemingway One of the best ways to build a positive image of your school, district, business, and organization or a negative one is how you communicate. Websites provide others the opportunity to evaluate you. If this page is outdated, not easy … Continue reading Solution Weekly: August 7-13, 2022
Teach-Safety
Online predators There are an estimated 500,000 online predators active each day. Children between the ages of 12 and 15 are especially susceptible to be groomed or manipulated by adults they meet online. According to the F.B.I., over 50 percent of the victims of online sexual exploitation are between the ages of 12 and 15. The … Continue reading Teach-Safety
Solution Weekly: July 10-16, 2022
LEAD to Achieve You have many choices of themes for your school year. @Jon Gordon has The Energy Bus, which I have used as a school district theme. I think you can find many examples to use, but what matches what you see as the vision for your school this year. What is needed to … Continue reading Solution Weekly: July 10-16, 2022
Slip-ups, Stumbling Blocks, Stepping Stones
I received a beautiful stone as one of my gifts from my best friend for my birthday. I then received a kit to create a stepping stone for my landscaping from my sister-in-law and brother-in-law as one of my gifts. It seemed to be a theme! It made me think about stones! During an interview … Continue reading Slip-ups, Stumbling Blocks, Stepping Stones
Solution Weekly: July 3-July 9, 2022
Happy 4th of July! Divided we fall…. United we stand… We are one country for all! Please take out your hand…. Reach out, understand, ask questions, think for yourself, take a deep breath, and blink. Our country needs each one united together to stand tall, or divided we will fall. Thank you to all who … Continue reading Solution Weekly: July 3-July 9, 2022
You asked the wrong questions….or did you?
As a teacher, have you ever heard, “You asked the wrong questions. I did not study for those questions.” When I moved into the position as Director of Educational Support Programs, I was charged with bringing in experts to help our staff with curriculum, instruction, and assessments. One of the experts for our math support … Continue reading You asked the wrong questions….or did you?
Focus of what is unseen
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”2 Corinthians 4:18 We live in a world of overstimulation to our senses, and a noise level to drown out the sounds to calm our souls, find a quiet … Continue reading Focus of what is unseen
Raise the bar
Do we need to raise the bar or lower it? How does this affect our standards? If you are working in a particular field or area and people are not reaching the current established levels set, what is the solution? Change the level, change the preparation, change the assessment or maintain the level? What is … Continue reading Raise the bar
Pieces will fit
Do you have a childhood memory of something you did with your family? One of my memories is opening a box full of different shapes, colors, and a picture to follow as you put the pieces together. Putting jigsaw puzzles together was one of those memories from my childhood. We enjoyed many hours working together … Continue reading Pieces will fit