Happy New Year! Are you ready for the 2nd half of school? Looking back on the first half, what did we do well and what could have been improved? To help us evaluate our year so far, and to help coach us for the second half, we are featuring National Hall of Fame educator Alan Haskvitz. Alan shares with us what he has found to be true all over the world.... excellent teachers have certain traits in common. http://www.teachers.net/gazette/JAN09/haskvitz/

 Since New Year's resolutions are something that many work on this time of year, why not make some resolutions about your teaching career? You spend a lot of the year working. Maybe some self evaluation for the 2nd half can improve how the rest of the year goes.