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What's Not in the Lesson Plan

It might be crazy to admit that one of my objectives on Fridays is to get my students to cry, but it isn’t because I am giving an impossible test...

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Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

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4.0 Takeaways from BLiCSS 4.0

For the fourth year in a row, our HPL team convened and planned a national gathering of leaders and practitioners in blended and personalized learning. We love learning from the...

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The People We Are and the Work We Do

"I watch what I do to see what I believe." - Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ There's a fine line between being "hungry" and being an obsessive sourpuss. Until very recently...

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To the Moms that Raise Us Up

It is five minutes past the first bell, and a timid freshman peeks with her usual hesitancy into my classroom. Her tears show that she's upset, although I do not...

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Digital Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) is blessed to collaborate with some of the country's best educator, including Dr. Sean Smith, a national expert from the University of Kansas specializing...

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"Goals."

In our last post, we explored how challenges in video games can inform how we design and present challenges in the classroom. Using Carol Dweck's model of response patterns to...