When has your day ever worked out the way you planned it? Coach Marshall Goldsmith, advises his clients as well as himself to plan for heightened awareness of the environment to adjust responses to the triggers that influence our behavior. Triggers is his 35th(!) book and was recently #1 on the Wall Street Journal best seller list. The book has 6 questions to kick-start change that all start with "Did I do my best today to...?" plus the idea of asking Hourly Questions for items in need of constant improvement. The Daily Questions should be new items that you can improve upon rather than categories you are already working on and should focus on interpersonal relationships in addition to self-improvement.
Many parents and educators are justly worried about summer brain drain which can also be positively spun as practicing for "summer brain gain". Here are links to free or low cost programs to build Math skills this summer to prepare students for school in the Fall.
Imagine a conference within a conference. Shadow Con, a teacher led mini conference, was held during the April NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Math) Boston meeting.
Each Shadowcon video is about 10 minutes long and all of the presenters are active on Twitter:
