Video Games Aren’t All Bad
We all understand that video games can cause problems, we hear that every day. I won't even go into the many ways that some of these games can create antisocial…
Women as Mentors?
Here at the Network, 5 out of 6 staff are female. Well, there are only 6 of us really. Ken Anthony is awash in females. I don't think he sees…
Why does the School Day End Two Hours Before the Work Day?
Parents Line up for South Windsor Before and After School Program. We all saw this headline in Connecticut last spring. Parents lining up from the wee hours in the morning…
Mastering the “Super CLASP”
If there is anything I’ve learned at the Network it has been the deeper meaning to most of the things we do here. Ken created a new version of CLASP…
Imagination
My 4 year old grandson thinks I am his personal play thing. At times it would be nice if he were to use his imagination and play on his own. …
Building Positive Staff Culture
I came across an article at Edutopia.com on building a positive staff culture. I thought back over my work lifetime and realized, as many people do, that there were some…
Inquiring Minds
In honor of Science Friday I thought I would share with you some pictures that I received through email. The pictures honor the diversity of nature and man. Some things…
Teacher Trauma
I just read an article posted by Ken Anthony on Facebook, called "When Students are Traumatized, Teachers are too". It's something we don't think about much, even with my family…
A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain
This is a short video produced by the Atlantic magazine that talks about new research that has been going on over the past 10 years on the link of early…
Talking Viruses?
We "transmit" information in a variety of ways. Generally we communicate acoustically; meaning we "talk". But did you know that communication is also by olfactory (smell), signaling (dog wagging tail),…