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Pam Koutrakos
- May 21, 2020
Revising What Self-Care Looks Like and Means to Me
On March 19th, Making MY Plan: Self-Care During School Closings was posted. I knew that my educating and caregiving instincts were...


Dana Clark
- Apr 16, 2020
The Connection Conference
As a consultant, my daily work life consists of learning with teachers and being a side-by-side thinking partner. We study, experiment,...

Pam Koutrakos
- Apr 1, 2020
Staying Busy- Beyond School and Academics
Katie Egan Cunningham was one of the first people to post sample home schedules to help us maintain some semblance of structure and...

Pam Koutrakos
- Mar 20, 2020
What Can Coaches Do During School Closures?
Instructional coaches thrive on supporting colleagues, students, and community members. As schools transition to online learning and home...

Pam Koutrakos
- Mar 19, 2020
Making MY Plan: Self-Care During School Closings
Like many others, my mind has been preoccupied with thoughts of the children in my home, my extended family, students near and far,...

Courtney Rejent
- May 7, 2019
Take the Great Middle School Challenge
I am constantly amazed by how people view middle schoolers. When I meet people and it comes up that I am a teacher, the response often...


Heather Frank
- Nov 14, 2018
Informal Leadership: Starting Small to Bring About Big Change
My grade level colleague Becca and I huddled around a student’s desk during our lunch period. As we planned learning experiences to...

Sarah Fiedeldey
- Oct 22, 2018
Teach On, Read On, Write On, Search On
Like so many novice teachers, I recall spending hours before and after school in my second grade classroom while communing with Liz and...


Pam Koutrakos
- Oct 17, 2017
Shifting Our Lens: Focusing Attention on What’s in Place (Students)
A·ware·ness əˈwernəs/ Noun knowledge or perception of a situation The start of each school year is like a first crush: highly...