All right — time for this week’s first super-simple shot at helping your soul ready for summer. (For the full series, head here.) Here’s the play: Pick a colleague, any colleague. Sit down with a sheet of paper. Brainstorm moments or observations or memories from this year that you’ve appreciated about this colleague. Tell them […]
School Year Shut Down: Fill a Box with Stuff*
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, Acknowledge a Colleague, Reframing the End-of-Year Countdown, and Dedicate the Year Behind. Dear colleague, Yesterday I took the chance to walk to work. I live close to […]
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?” — […]