State of the Blog - The Last 100 Posts (2,000 and Counting)

Hello, LYS Nation.  This is the 2,000^th post to the column, so as has become a tradition, we will review our progress. 

First, the review

The 1^st post was on Monday, February 16, 2009.

The 100^th post was on April 14, 2009.

The 200^th post was on June 10, 2009

The 300^th post was on September 2, 2009

The 400^th post was on December 16, 2009

The 500^th post was on April 7, 2010

The 600^th post was on August 2, 2010

The 700^th post was on December 17, 2010

The 800^th post was on May 17, 2011

The 900^th post was on October 5, 2011

The 1,000^th post was on March 7, 2012

The 1,100^th post was on August 24, 2012

The 1,200^th post was on February 1, 2013

The 1,300^th post was on June 5, 2013

The 1,400^th post was on October 30, 2013

The 1,500^th post was on April 7, 2014

The 1,600^th post was on September 18, 2014

The 1,700^th post was on February 20, 2015

The 1,800^th post was on June 25, 2015

The 1,900^th post was on November 12, 2015

The 2,000^th post is today, April 21, 2016

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.     Maximize Your Instructional Time (8/20/2015)

4.     Student Test Taking Anxiety is 99% on Us (3/12/2014)

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.     How To Turn “Pencil on Paper” Activities Into Critical Writing (10/28/15)

10.  A Reader Writes... Lesson Framing – Part 1 (10/11/2013)

11.  A Reader Asks... HS Math Lesson Frames (2/19/2014)

12.  TheFive Fundamentals of Classroom Environment (8/19/2015)

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 (4/25/2015)

There are now international readers and e-mail subscribers, with the following 48 countries represented: Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Cook Islands, 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, Venezuela, and Vietnam

All of this is incredibly exciting; especially when you consider that not too long ago, every number was 0.

A little blatant self-promotion

First, if you like the blog and you haven’t signed up for the e-mail subscription, please do so.  I find that it’s easier to write to people than it is to write to web hits.

Second, if you like the blog and find it useful, tell three other people.  This blog is a much more powerful resource for school improvement when it is a dialogue.

Third, if you have not sent in a comment yet, please do so.  Education research points out that the act of critical writing actually makes the learner smarter.  Let the blog assist you in sharpening your saw.

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.

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