It was a year ago today… A rainy Sunday and my husband and I were showing our rental cottage to a Navy couple hoping they’d rent for the winter. As they explored the yard with my husband Kevin, I was…
“Good morning, thank you for calling GWV International Travel Reservations. This is Suzy, how may I help you?” “Hi Judy. Marge from Getaway Travel. I have a couple that wants to go somewhere warm this weekend. Whaddya got?” “Hi Marge!…
Are you feeling uncomfortable? Well, that makes two of us. Hopefully, by the time you are done reading this post, the two of us will feel differently. Last weekend was the ASCD Empower18 national conference in Boston, MA. It…
Have you heard? ASCD’s Empower18 national conference is being held in Boston this year! That means that thousands of educators from around the world will descend upon Beantown at the end of March, ready to soak up learning during pre-conference…
I was recently asked to share my thoughts on the future of education by Matthew Lynch, the Editor in Chief of The Edvocate & The Tech Edvocate. He asked 106 Experts to weigh in – and I loved reading their…
Suzy and Rayna are mourning the loss of 140 characters on Twitter. For years they have been touting the benefits of concise language and candor in a few short words. Better practices in “Twitter Economics” takes time and skill to…
My favorite hobby is photography. I also enjoy graphic design and I love to collect quotes. The three converge here. Sometimes I am inspired by the words I see. Sometimes I am inspired by an image I capture. Sometimes I…
This post originally appeared on the TenMarks blog: By Suzy Brooks, Director of Instructional Technology for Mashpee Public Schools, MA: Inevitably, the New Year brings about thoughts of reflection, resolutions, and resolve for many of us. I like that…
With International Dot Day coming up this week, I can’t help but get excited about all things FableVision. I have been a FableVision Ambassador for many years, and I hardly miss an opportunity to share the ways they inspire my…
This post first appeared on TenMarks’ blog. We all see it approaching on the school-calendar horizon: Summer Vacation. Like a restful oasis in the middle of an unforgiving desert, we see vacation getting closer and closer and feel the…