By Linda Marrs-Morford, IPLI Director For many educators, it’s hard to get fired up about another major change in education, but the reauthorization of the Element

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By IPLI Mentor, Bruce Miller, Retired Principal from Brandywine Elementary School After I announced my retirement last spring (41 years in education and 34 as an elementary school Pri

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  One of the individuals I follow on Twitter is Simon Sinek. Check out https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek if you are not famil

By IPLI Mentor Bryan A. Perry, Ph.D. We live in a society that demands instant results. If we have to wait in line at the drive-through for our latte, we become upset rather than enj