Hi there, colleague! Today’s our third in a series mean to help us ready our souls for summer. The full series list is here. Each article is super micro for your stress-reduction pleasure. Gosh — I just LOVE the feeling of a coming summer. Today’s strategy for shutting down a school year: fill a box […]
School Year Shut Down: Rest Your Best
This summer, what if we set out to accomplish something HUGE — something like RESTING at an ALL-TIME HIGH! I explain in this brief video (below, or here if you’re not seeing a video). The idea today is simple, colleague: What would it look like for you to make this summer your absolute best summer […]
School Year Shut Down: Getting Our Souls Ready for Summer
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a delightful series. For the others, click the any of the following: Rest Your Best, Fill a Box with Stuff, and (more coming!). Dear colleague, Yesterday I took the chance to walk to work. I live close to my school, but I don’t often walk. Yesterday, though, […]
New Book! 📖 Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Middle and High School ELA
Hey there, colleague — happy Tuesday to you. I hope I find you well. Got a minute for a story? A year or so ago, my editor at Corwin said, “Hey Dave! Want to write a book with Matthew Johnson and Matthew Kay?” The first few words — “Want to write a book with?” — […]
Caren Saunders’ Simple Template for Replying to Students Who Email Her about Improving Their Grade
A month or so ago, I wrote a post on “What I Do When a Parent, Guardian, or Student Emails Me Re: Make-Up Work or ‘How to Get My Grade Up.’” (Nuanced title, right?) One of our colleagues responded to this article with a simple template for replying to students who email her about their […]