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  • What Steals Your Focus?

    David Morrill
    Jan 4, 2018
    Do you know how to spot the time thieves in your life? Shane Parrish over at Farnam Street has a great series on focus. His latest installment discusses the Eisehnhower Matrix, a four-part filter you can use to determine what tasks keep you on target.

  • Leading for Systems Change

    David Morrill
    Nov 1, 2017

    The University of Washington’s College of Education wrote a great story about our Deputy Executive Director, Scott Seaman. Scott is in the last year of his Leadership for Learning (EdD) program at the UW. He’ll become our next Executive Director in September 2018 when our beloved Gary Kipp retires. The article provides some great background about Scott’s journey.

  • Why are Adults the Worst Learners?

    Scott Seaman
    Sep 22, 2017
    We’ve all been there. We’ve all sat in professional learning settings where the audience is completely disengaged, clearing emails and/or surfing the web. In fact, we’ve all developed coping and exit strategies for painful adult learning settings. And, you can’t tell me you haven’t faked an important phone call and walked out of some sort of profession learning setting.

  • Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum Training

    Caroline Brumfield
    Sep 15, 2017
    Ensure your social studies curriculum includes tribal experiences and perspectives of Native American students with this OSPI-sponsored one-day workshop.

  • Beyond the Bake Sale: Storing Boosters Money in the School Safe

    Dan Moran
    Sep 15, 2017
    Q. Can we temporarily store money that belongs to the Boosters in the school safe?

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