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Know a Great Teacher?

By Sonya Sigler On May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Nominate a great teacher for the PEOPLE Teacher of the Year Award. People Magazine will honor 5 educators (K-12th grade) with a $5,000 award. Download a form at people.com/teacherofyear. Nominations will be accepted through July 2nd. Judges for the award are the editors of People and a panel of education professionals:

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National Park Week – Starts Today!

By Sonya Sigler On April 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Starting this week, it is National Park Week – April 21 – April 29. Enjoy free admission to any of the 397 National Park properties. Many of you know that we named our kids after National Parks — Jasper, Bryce and McKinley!

Please, be sure to visit one of your favorite parks this [...]

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Personalized Education

By Sonya Sigler On March 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Is the key to improving our education system providing more personalized education to our children? Perhaps? Definitely? Or somewhere in between?

Personalized education is almost always a good thing – each child gets the level of instruction they need for their level of learning. This type of personalization is usually seen in the

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In Box to ZERO – Accidentally

By Sonya Sigler On February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I really hate Gmail right now. I have no messages in my inbox – that part is a good thing or COULD have been a good thing. Had it not been for the hundred or so messages that were in my inbox because I needed to address thenm, it would have been a good thing. [...]

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Who Needs Coaching?

By Sonya Sigler On November 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

You think once you’ve been doing your job, hobby, or whatever for a long time that you wouldn’t need coaching, but I recently came across a card from a Coach that I met at a conference I attended. On the back of the business card was a bunch of stuff advertising this woman’s Coaching services. [...]