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🤔 Thought Bubble

Banana taped to wall

Back in 2019 (which feels like about 12-15 years ago now) this piece of artwork, a banana taped to a wall, sold for $120,000.

Why didn’t I duct tape a banana to a wall? It seems simple enough. A banana costs usually under a buck. A roll of duct tape is $5-ish dollars. Both are readily available and more than likely you probably already have them.

Which makes me have a conversation with my imaginary retrospective friend that probably said, “You could have done that.”

I would reply, “I could have.”

Then, my imaginary friend would respond with, “Yeah, but you didn’t.”

He’d be right.

I didn’t.

There are so many things I look back on in my life and think, “yeah, but you didn’t.” Maybe they ended up good in the end? Maybe, bad? Either way, I didn’t try to influence or impact those situations. I just let them be.

Since I didn’t, maybe you can?

We know ILEARN and Finals are happening and all of what that entails, but there’s not much time left during this school year. What can you do during the last month of school to leave a large lasting impression with your students this year? Maybe you’ve wanted to try something new? Maybe you’ve wanted to do a cross curricular project with another teacher? Maybe you’ve wanted to do something that you haven’t done before? Maybe you want to try something that you’d like to implement next year? Maybe you’d like to do something more student-driven because you’re a little exhausted from this year? Maybe you want to scrap what you had planned?

Whatever it is, I encourage you to finish with some flair.

Or at least a couple sparkles. :)

In reality though, please take care of yourself, too. This school year has been tough. Don’t do something just to do something. Don’t do something if it’s going to burn you out. Do it to improve, if you have the time.

Reach out if you need anything or want to collaborate.

This might be the last Mammoth newsletter for this school year. We’ll see if I squeeze another one in.

Thoughts for this summer? What do you need? How can I help?

May your day be great.

Stay Curious.

Give more than you take.

Matt

🏡🏘️ Teaching / Learning / Leading Resources

👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Teaching With Tech Links

As much as I love tech, good teaching and learning should drive your instruction. Technology is simply a piece of the car getting you to your destination. This is a collection of links that I find in my travels, that might have some benefit to you.

📋 eCoaching Sessions

I know a lot of you reach out informally, I'm also available for formal coaching huddles where you and I would meet regularly and we'd work on just one thing you want to improve or on a challenge that you have. It could be over anything teaching related, not just technology.

I think it would look something like the following.

  1. Identify a challenge/goal you have

  2. Investigate strategies to tackle your challenge/goal

  3. Select one to try

  4. Implement the strategy

  5. Reflect on it.

If you're interested in doing something like this, please let me know.
HERE are ways that I can help in your classroom. I'm up for anything :)
Coaching Huddle Request

🎧 Cadet Architects Podcast

This keeps getting pushed back :( I’m going to try and get some episodes in by the end of the year.

Google Site Link

I'm putting all the episodes on the Cadet Architects Podcast site.

⚔ #CadetArchitects

If you post anything about your learning experiences and put them on social media, please use the hashtag #CadetArchitects that way we can see and learn from each other.

📰 Old Newsletters

  • #CadetArchitects Newsletters HERE

  • 2020-2021 - Quick Tech Newsletters HERE

🦄 Imaginary Bonus Points!

  • 4,789 IBP if you have an End of Year Countdown somewhere.

  • 54,765 IBP if you’ve already planned your summer vacation.

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