Category Archives: Teachers

Subtract Pride, Multiply Learning

Posted on September 26, 2012 by sutterlearn

Most times I will let something simmer before writing on it.  Perhaps it wasn’t as inspirational as at first glance, perhaps the inspiration needs to grow as I process the event.  Today, there was no mistaking the inspiration I received … Continue reading →

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CCSS Movement at 10,000 Feet

Posted on September 22, 2012 by sutterlearn

In response to questions I’ve had from multiple teachers, this is my attempt at summarizing the landscape that will affect our classrooms over the next few years: CCSS – The Common Core State Standards were written for English/Language Arts and … Continue reading →

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What’s going on this year?

Posted on September 22, 2012 by sutterlearn

Enacting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a big part of my current job as a Transformational Coach. Do I completely understand them or their implications?  No. Do the people who wrote them?  I’m not confident. Are they clarifying … Continue reading →

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Classroom in a Closet

Posted on August 24, 2012 by sutterlearn

This August I had to pack my classroom up into a closet.  Last year was my first as a cross-district teacher/coach, but I left my classroom intact, expecting it to be a one-year assignment.  Having learned that God often laughs … Continue reading →

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New Teachers

Posted on August 24, 2012 by sutterlearn

Being a new elementary teacher is quite possibly the most unsettling experience known to man (at least to this man) to such extent I cannot find a universal metaphor.  It is a total body insult.  Your self-confidence takes a hit, … Continue reading →

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What I Did Last Summer

Posted on August 24, 2012 by sutterlearn

What a cliché title, eh?  I’m not a fan of the long summer breaks in this profession, probably because I’ve heard so much ridiculous commentary from friends who work less and earn more about “lazy teachers who only work nine … Continue reading →

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CREACTIVE

Posted on June 3, 2012 by sutterlearn

I’ve spent years reading leadership books, articles, allegories, and parables about the virtues of “laser-like focus”, “courageous conversations”, and “unapologetic direction”.  I like getting pumped up by such inspiring clichés.  It seems part of our animal spirit that the strong … Continue reading →

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Professional Learning Conception #8 – Creation

Posted on June 3, 2012 by sutterlearn

For the final post in my series on Professional Learning Conceptions, I want to echo off of the first one (Professional Learning Conception #1 – Managing Curriculum) where I wrote of either massaging a purchased curriculum into instructional shape or … Continue reading →

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Professional Learning Conception #7 – Online Collaborative Learning

Posted on June 3, 2012 by sutterlearn

Online learning is pounding on the doors of public education.  There are still lots of question, such as: are we using technology to merely economize or make the same procedures more efficient; or are we using it as a tool … Continue reading →

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Does May Exist?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by sutterlearn

May could be the most elusive month of the school year.  November reels from the sugar-laden rise and fall of Halloween into the shortened week of Thanksgiving.  December can feel complete or not, simply based on when the holiday break … Continue reading →

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