I love podcasts. I listen to so many that I look forward to long road trips so I can catch up on my backlog.
However, I have never been on one… until now!
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Read moreRecently I have been talking to many struggling teachers and education professionals. Rightfully so, pandemic teaching is a beast!
— Mike Burke (@hearmikeburke) May 9, 2022
I was overwhelmed with teaching long before the pandemic; a book saved my career.
The Checklist Manifesto by @Atul_Gawande
Read it, seriously.
Because of some structural changes at my work, my team was moved to a different department. This new department is full of subject matter experts who are very good at their technical work; however, they do not have much skill in transferring this knowledge to others.
Enter my team!
This week I had to work with one of these experts to prioritize a list of projects she wanted us to work on. As part of the preparation for this meeting, I decided to articulate my method for prioritizing training creation. She found the visual I made very helpful, so I figured I would share it here and explain my thought process.
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If you work on a mac and you are trying to reduce the repetitive tasks in your life, improve the quality of your work, or just save time, Keyboard Maestro is the best $36 you can spend. But, it can be an intimidating app when you open it. Let me give you a head start!
This post has five one-step macros to get you started using Keyboard Maestro. You can build them yourself by watching the video or checking out the screenshots, or use the download buttons to get a copy of mine.
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I think email is one of those things I and my fellow millennials were supposed to kill, or maybe hate; I’m not sure what my generation’s official stance is supposed to be, but I kind of like email.
I came to this conclusion over time, after spending a considerable effort in making my email experience pleasant and functional. In this post, I want to show you some of the ways that I have done that and why.
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