I’m Busy – My Best Tips and Tricks for A Productive Professional Life
It’s been awhile since I’ve talked productivity on this blog, but recently I’ve had a number of people point out to me that I’m…
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With a Little Love and Luck, You Will Get By
A message of hope for a good 2021-22 School year
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Rest Days that Don’t Break Your Apple Activity Streaks!
If you ask around the internet about rest days, you find a debate between the “be active every day” crowd and those who insist…
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BP 11: Frequencies, Distributions, and the Middle
In this week’s podcast, I talk about Frequency Distributions, the shape of data, and the middle.
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On this week’s Battling Pickle Podcast, I talk about statistics – what they are, why correlation does not imply causation, and a bit on…
Read essayBP 9: On Resubmit and Late Work
I discuss the relative merits of resubmission and late work. Here are also a few interesting additional resources: 1 & 2
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Remember when I talked about the Major Project in Battling Pickle Podcast 4? Well, the projects are in and I have my overall reactions…
Read essayBattling Pickle Podcast #7: RTI vs. MTSS
This week I cover the difference between RTI and MTSS with the help of this great blog piece. I also talk about how responses…
Read essayBattling Pickle Podcast #6: Dealing with Trauma
In this episode I talk about how to deal with students who have experienced trauma in your classroom and at your institution, drawing heavily…
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I Understand Why Diet Books Sell So Well
Yesterday at our first in person orientation since 2019, I reminded a group of students that they paid tuition money to us to buy…
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