Pushing my thinking forward. . .and maybe yours too
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While this blog is about pushing my educational thoughts forward, I understand that it’s also nice to see the person behind the words. Below are some photos collected around school as well as a few personal shots of my life outside of school (you can click them to view them in a larger format).
My principal, Dan Kerr, and I ready to start a new year.
8th grade science, endothermic/exothermic lab,
Checking out cells in science class…onions and human cheeks, eww!
My favorite lab of the year in 8th grade…pig heart dissections.
Delivering Giving Tree gifts to students at a local migrant school with some middle school students.
Dumb and Dumber…I’m not sure we ever figured out who was who but we had fun at the “Ollywood” party.
Pajama Day – Spirit Week, spring 2013.
Twin Day – Spirit Week, spring 2013…once you get an orange tux tailored you need to find reasons to wear it 🙂
Crazy Hair Day – Spirit Week, spring 2013
Clash Day – Spirit Week, spring 2013.
Getting a birthday serenade…Ho Hey from the Lumineers, as performed by SCIS music classes.
Taking a pie in the face at YES Prep Gulfton.
The SCIS Men of Movember 2013.
After Movember…Fire House got to design my beard after raising the most money for cancer research and recovery.
I HATE snakes…but when middle school kids dared me to hold one I dug deep for the courage!
A great PTC group…Assesment Leadership in the International School, July 2013.
I had time to learn to snow board thanks to a couple “snow days” in Milan!
Practicing my snow boarding with my godson in Wisconsin.
Taking risks and pushing my limits…high ropes in New Zealand.
A three step running start for the Ledge bungy in Queenstown, NZ.
A serious leap of faith! Nevis, 134 meters out of a gondola.
Climbing the Sydney Harbor Bridge with Amy over the winter holiday.
Pushing my comfort zone…it looks way better from here 🙂
Wacky Day – Spirit Week Oct 2015 – Dumb and Dumber 2.0, we still don’t know who is Dumb and who is Dumber 🙂
Nationality Day – Spirit Week Oct 2015 – Representing the USA
Fan Day – Spirit Week Oct 2015 – I’m a fan of Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers
Decade Day, all sorts of fun!
Principal show down during Spirit Week…I think I won the series, 4-3 🙂
Formal Friday during Spirit Week…we look good!
Accidentally matching with your officemates, love it!
Matching with your wife, classic and unintentional 🙂
Dunk tank, the coldest water of all time!!
Security vests and walkie-talkies, we’re on duty (actually acting for a student film)
Coaching stance…Loved coaching the JV Girls Basketball team.
Machu Picchu, dream come true.
Speaking of dreams come true…this tops the list!
A perfect day topped only by the sunset.
We did!
An amazing collection of friends and family to celebrate with us.
Last one…such a perfect day/night.
Hat day with Kindergarten
100th Day of School…No Probllama!
Dr. Seuss Week capped off with our favorite character…The Lorax.
Support your team day…go Packers!
PBIS classroom incentive, roller skating…time to join in (it had been almost 25 years!)
Pushing Forward 
glad to see you are using some of my alma maters material. i.e. Harvard.
I like your website dude