Mike WardMay 14, 20181 minConnectionI hosted a community training last weekend in our district library and it was facilitated by a former Dragon, Lorrie MacGlivery. Not...
Mike WardMay 7, 20182 minGREAT PEOPLE, GREAT STORIES!Since my last correspondence, I had the opportunity to teach a class of teachers at the Macomb Intermediate School District. The topic...
Mike WardApr 30, 20182 minTeacher and ________________So, when I started teaching in 1993, things were much different. I was ready to change the world in the first semester and had more...
Mike WardApr 23, 20182 minInnovative DesignQuestion? Do you pride yourself in creating the activities that define your curriculum or do you use pre-made resources that have been...
Mike WardApr 16, 20182 minClear UnderstandingThe back story ends with a question: - 4 students coming in late at different times - 3 phone calls - 2 bathroom passes (emergencies of...
Mike WardApr 9, 20181 minAdvocacyOn the long drive home from Spring Break, in between audio books and music, I found myself thinking about how a classroom teacher...
Mike WardApr 2, 20181 minSpring Break - Teacher LifeSo, the family is in Gulf Shores enjoying some heat (compared to Michigan) with several other teacher families. Of course, the talk...
Mike WardMar 27, 20181 minDay Dreaming on the Way Home From School Today:-)If we could only bill our time like an attorney. So interesting to overlay time on a teacher's world. Did you ever get unexpected time...
Mike WardMar 19, 20181 minNo Major Decisions in March?A veteran teacher told a few stories recently about colleagues over the years and how March was a very stressful month for teachers. ...
Mike WardMar 12, 20181 minGood Vibrations! Helping a Colleague!When you are giving, you are living! While coaching a colleague through a second project today, I could not help but reflect back to the...
Mike WardFeb 5, 20181 minWhat do you think of the background image?The theme was created by a former student, Lacresha Holt. I would really like to know your thoughts. Please feel free to comment. ...