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Have a T-A-C-O and get kids thinking!
Teachers have the unique challenge of meeting kids at so many different levels! This strategy is one of the best ways to get students talking and thinking – and the best part is…it’s very little work on the part of the teacher! Try a T-A-C-O! TACO is the simple abbreviation I’ve given to an easy-to-implement… Read more
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To Refresh or Reteach? 2 Efficient Ways to “Fill the Gaps”
As the 2021/2022 school year gets underway, the academic gaps that we have been so warned about will surely start to surface. Out of the goodness of their hearts and their passion for teaching, many teachers will be tempted to want to reteach the entire last year! While I completely understand where they are coming… Read more
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What Your Teachers Really Need: 6 Things to Consider Going into the 2021/2022 School Year…
What your teachers really need: 6 things to consider going into the next school year… Read more
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Our Purpose, Message and What We Believe…
In a time when terms suddenly have multiple meanings (and at times, very emotionally charged meanings), we thought it important to be very clear and transparent on where myself and my team at Pressing Onward stand, and on the message that we are projecting. There are 1000 different fights that we could be apart of… Read more
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How Will You Lead Instructionally in 2021?
The school year is about to begin, and as you finalize schedules and teams and duties and all things logistical, I want to ask you -How will you lead instructionally? While the coming school year will look a whole lot differently than last year (I’m speaking it out there), there will still be a lot… Read more
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Welcome back, Administrators…
How are you feeling? Are you excited? Still tired? Anxious? Ready? The last year and a half have been unspeakably hard, and you weathered it. I sincerely hope that you took some time this summer – if only a week or two – to turn your brain off and rest! But now it’s time to… Read more