A circle for fall - pumpkin flavor or no? Scary movies? Halloween costumes? And a chance to plan for a strong end to the 1st quarter of the year. 

I wrote a circle for how to begin healing a relationship between a teacher and a student. The round 1 question is from Circle Forward's conflict circle. You will see that some of the questions are only for the student and some are only for the teacher. I recommend allowing the student to bring a friend, and you could also ask another adult who the student is close with to attend. For round 5, you will probably need to dig into the issues the student raises. For example, if they say that homework is a challenge, what specifically about homework? Is it confusing or too much or an unpredictable amount or are they too busy on some nights to complete it? For round 6, you might need to push the teacher to consider ways of addressing one or more of the concerns the student raises. With this circle (like most conflict or healing or harm circles), it's important to make sure all participants are willing to be in the circle and that everyone (but especially the teacher) is willing to reflect. 

Are you behind on teacher evaluations? I know so many evaluators who find it difficult to keep up with observing, giving feedback, and writing observations and evaluations. For evaluators in Boston, our first observations have to be entered by November 15th. In this video, I will guide you through the first step of catching up with your evaluations: scheduling your observations and getting them done in two weeks or less! Check out this video for my top tips and tricks so you can catch up quickly!