Category Archives: Teachers

Twitter: My Newest PLC

Posted on May 11, 2013 by sutterlearn

I’ve bemoaned Facebook for all providing more information than anyone needs to know about each other. I’ve realized why the Me Generation is, after hearing about celebrities tweet their every pathetic thought for tweens to gush over. High school reunions … Continue reading →

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EdCamp Detroit

Posted on May 11, 2013 by sutterlearn

On May 4, a friend and I went to a dynamic professional learning called EdCamp Detroit. The premise of EdCamp.org is grassroots professional learning among educators in a vendor-free environment (“Edcamps should be about learning, not selling.”) Picture this, we … Continue reading →

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Right to Work OR Privilege to Serve

Posted on March 28, 2013 by sutterlearn

In December 2012, ugly things happened inside and outside the capital building in Lansing, Michigan.  As with any human interaction, where you stood determined what you saw or knew and how you formed your opinion.  Inside the building, lawmakers quickly … Continue reading →

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Degrees For Sports

Posted on March 24, 2013 by sutterlearn

Over on Jose Vilson’s blog, he recently wondered why we don’t give degrees in sports.  Before you judge, read his post for context.  Jose is a smart and thoughtful guy actually discussing a much deeper, and familiar issue.  As I … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Recess

Posted on February 10, 2013 by sutterlearn

Even without a classroom right now, kids still inspire my thinking the most.  Recently, a second grader shared with me that he was bored and frustrated at recess.  He passionately lamented that after “almost three years on the same playground” … Continue reading →

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Surrounded by Expert Teachers

Posted on January 14, 2013 by sutterlearn

As our district tackled both a new teacher leadership structure AND the Common Core State Standards implementation this year, folks often feel overwhelmed.  By folks, I mean me specifically, but I know those around me feel the pressure.  While many … Continue reading →

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Closet Epiphanies

Posted on December 18, 2012 by sutterlearn

Before I joined the workforce as an adult, I came upon the dream that I needed to become a chaplain for people in crisis.  Not one of a specific religious affiliation, but someone who could listen and move people through … Continue reading →

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All In One Leaders

Posted on December 18, 2012 by sutterlearn

Thomas Edison is known for literally thousands of failures before inventing a working light bulb.  After such admirable perseverance, you can understand his humble and familiar phrase, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” In our work, I’d argue against … Continue reading →

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Shortened Biographies

Posted on December 18, 2012 by sutterlearn

Watching people try to understand the mass shooting of children is a painful human study.  I heard the news during an elementary school Christmas performance.  I watched men at the barbershop try to make sense of the endless television reports.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Focus: Elevating the Essential to Radically Improving Student Learning

Posted on December 4, 2012 by sutterlearn

Although it’s been out for over a year, I finally got around to reading Mike Schmoker’s latest book Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improving Student Learning and it hit the mark.  Schmoker is somewhat of a folk hero to … Continue reading →

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