teamwork – Mary Beth Hertz

Date:December 22, 2009Posted By:marybethhertzComments:2 CommentsCategory:education, leadership, teamwork

More Lessons in Teamwork: My Turn!

As many of you are aware, this past weekend dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on the city of Philadelphia (23.4″ was the final tally, I believe). The city barely plowed any of the streets aside from the main arteries. This left my tiny, dead end street blanketed and all of the cars on the…

Date:December 16, 2009Posted By:marybethhertzComments:7 CommentsCategory:education, teamwork

We Need Time for Teamwork

This year I have been given the opportunity to work with a group of 13 proficient/advanced 1st and 2nd graders for a Reading Enrichment period every day for 45 minutes. At first, I grumbled and complained. I had at least 3-4 ‘behavior problems,’ no lesson plans and no idea what the students’ reading levels were…