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I was lucky enough to win a contest from Dave Burgess Consulting and received all 50 books DBC has published (Tara Martin’s Be Real is number 51 it was released this week.) Looking at the catalogue is amazing. There is something for everyone in education from teachers to coaches to administrators to support staff to learners. The biggest truth I’ve found among the books of DBC is that everyone has a story to tell that has informed their professional life.   Each author has a set of learning outcomes that they’d like to leave their audience with. But, every book starts with a story. These personal stories are open and honest about failures and growth. As you read the stories, you’ll find yourself nodding and smiling knowingly at all those details that resonate with your own experience. You may find it “getting a little dusty“ in the room as you read stories about their tough times or how they learned open up about their struggles. But, these stories are not just tales

I just got home from an amazing experience at University School of Milwaukee's Spark Conference. I saw some amazing presenters. These are people whose books and blogs I have read and adored. I saw Aaron Hogan , Tara Martin , Michael Matera , Shelly Burgess , and Julie Smith . But looking at the #USMSpark feed , I saw so many people taking selfies with their #EDUHeroes or their PLN. Looking back on the 2 days, I realized that I did no such thing. The main reason is my crippling shyness. I have be working on just come up and say “Hello”to people this year. Now, I actually have to ask if you’d take a picture with me? That would take me way out of my comfort zone. Yes, it is probably something I need to work on. But, I don’t think I’d get the same high I get when I see something else in my Twitter feed. The thing that really gives me the feels is when one of my #EDUHeroes retweets something I said or even better quotes me in a retweet. Think about it, we live in an age where

This week my physics students held our 4th Passion Project Expo. Since we’re on a block schedule we end up holding it twice a year. Students were given the option of following 4 different paths: Experimentation, Learning a new skill, Making something, or Deep research. Here are a few of the projects and products students completed. Experimentation   Learning a new skill Making Something     Check out c-ledge.co Deep Research It was a great way to end the year!