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Saturday, April 29, 2023
Making the Most of Our Time Together: Navigating the Final Days of the School Year
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According to a study conducted in 2015 by the Microsoft Corporation , humans have an attention span of eight seconds, roughly the time span ...
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Promoting Student Agency and Ownership of Learning
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As the semester comes to a close, I have worked to focus my conversations with seniors about life beyond high school. This particular group ...
Monday, April 17, 2023
From Exhaustion to Empowerment: A Call for Teacher Self-Care
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Teacher burnout is real. From chronic student absenteeism to a lack of understanding of deadlines, I am hearing an overwhelming number of te...
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Welcome to Quarter Four
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Six weeks. That's all that I have left with my seniors. Time is fleeting, and our final days together will be filled with final speeches...
Friday, March 31, 2023
Guided-Growth: Developing Strong Connections for Success
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The Sukow family was burning for learning this spring break. We completed the McHenry County Library Lovers Expeditions by visiting 13 libr...
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Where SEL Meets Academic Learning
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Nothing says happy spring break like a blanket of snow covering the yard. Classic Chicago weather. Still, the snow is beautiful and peaceful...
Saturday, March 18, 2023
There's No Place Like... The Journey
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Newton's first law of motion state that an object in motion stays in motion. I argue that that should be the law of efficiency instead o...
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