Hello, LYS Nation. This is the 1,900th post to the column, so as has become a tradition, we will review our progress.
First, the review
The 1st post was on Monday, February 16, 2009.
The 100th post was on April 14, 2009.
The 200th post was on June 10, 2009
The 300th post was on September 2, 2009
The 400th post was on December 16, 2009
The 500th post was on April 7, 2010
The 600th post was on August 2, 2010
The 700th post was on December 17, 2010
The 800th post was on May 17, 2011
The 900th post was on October 5, 2011
The 1,000th post was on March 7, 2012
The 1,100th post was on August 24, 2012
The 1,200th post was on February 1, 2013
The 1,300th post was on June 5, 2013
The 1,400th post was on October 30, 2013
The 1,500th post was on April 7, 2014
The 1,600th post was on September 18, 2014
The 1,700th post was on February 20, 2015
The 1,800th post was on June 25, 2015
The 1,900th post is today, November 12, 2015
The top 15 posts, in terms of distribution, have been:
1. Your Best STAAR Preparation Plan – Section 2 (3/6/2014)
2. Your Best STAAR Preparation Plan – Section 1 (3/5/2014)
3. Student Test Taking Anxiety is 99% on Us (3/12/2014)
4. Maximize Your Instructional Time (8/20/2015)
5. Campus Security Checklist (12/18/2012)
6. Be the Best Me in the Classroom (11/14/2014)
7. Closing the Lesson – It’s All About the Plan (10/22/2014)
8. New From the Lead Your School Lab… The Fundamental 5 Classroom App (8/26/2014)
9. A Reader Writes… Lesson Framing – Part 1 (10/11/2013)
10. A Reader Asks… HS Math Lesson Frames (2/19/2014)
11. The Five Fundamentals of Classroom Environment (8/19/2015)
12. How to Turn “Pencil on Paper” Activities Into Critical Writing (10/28/2015)
13. Your 6-step STAAR Preparation Strategy (12/14/2012)
14. A Principal Asks… Should We Frame a Test (11/6/2013)
15. Make the Last Month Count (4/25/2014)
There are now international readers and e-mail subscribers, with the following 46 countries represented:
Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Venezuela
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Finally
Thank you so much for reading and responding. This network, which started out as a way for just a handful of principals to stay connected has turned into a small nation of board members, central office administrators, campus leaders, and teachers who are focused on redefining student success. Who knows what we will discuss in the next 100 posts.
Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn…
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