Little Things Mean A Lot...
This picture is from our Printing and Graphics Department. Every year during the month of December, this department sends print orders to schools, departments, and even outside agencies wrapped in winter-themed paper. That's right...a work order delivered in gift wrap! It doesn't change the work order, the product, or even the time this department sends on packing up orders for delivery (brown wrapping paper is the usual covering). However, what does change is the purpose and intent of the season--a season to bring a little joy or thoughtfulness to someone else. I just loved this effort from our Printing and Graphics team...it is a little thing that can make a difference in someone else's day. LITTLE THINGS IN TEACHING: I heard about a teacher who provides a "little something" each day the week before winter break to give her students things to do over the break. Whether it be a craft to complete, a puzzle to solve, or a way to write a note of tha