LightUpEDU

Jeff Herb and Nikki Woodbury•lightupedu.com

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Start Failing - LUE003

Episode: Start Failing Hosts: Jeff Herb ( @jeffherb ) and Nikki Woodbury ( @nikkiwoodbury ) iTunes Stitcher Google Play Show notes/resources: About LightUpEDU – about page We talked about two of our articles on the episode today. Failure Leads to Success, or Does It? You Can’t Let the Losses Define You Host notes: Please take a moment to review our show in iTunes to allow for more educators to find the show! Have a wonderful holiday – we both send our best to you and your family. Jeff Herb Host ...

Dec 20, 2016•27 min

Light it Up: Stuck in Between "Old School" and "New School"

Today, spontaneously, I had a powerful conversation with a colleague in the hallway. These are always the best conversations. We began talking about curriculum and these “new” assignments she wanted to implement. She talked about designing models, doing cost analyses, proposing ideas to administration and implementing these plans for the betterment of our school. She was excited. Her ideas were big. She talked about the impact these assignments would have on students. She was smiling. This was g...

Nov 09, 2016•4 min

Light It Up: You Can't Let the Losses Define You by @JeffHerb

It’s Thursday morning on November 3rd, 2016. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in the 10th inning of Game 7 just eight hours ago. About 950,000 hours ago, however, was the last time the same team obtained the same level of success. That, my friends, is persistence. No one can argue that 108 years isn’t a long time – it is quite literally longer than a lifetime. And yet, a culture of embracing failure and promoting persistence couldn’t be more true in an organization. The best part is that it...

Nov 07, 2016•4 min

Light It Up: Overcoming the Killer of Creativity by @JeffHerb

Usually when I find a video online that someone claims will “blow my mind,” I approach cautiously. Often it is something entertaining but quite forgettable; the majority of the rest of the time I wish I could get those several minutes of my life back. Once in awhile, though, a video will evoke an emotion that sticks with me and ultimately makes me critique something else in my life. Today, this reality check came in the form of an animated short that was shared with me on Twitter as no less than...

Oct 17, 2016•5 min

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