Portia CurleeinSilicon Mountain“I Hope This Email Finds You Well” — Silicon MountainDear Reader,May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Portia CurleeOn the Death of a StudentI found out almost two weeks ago that a former student of mine died. As the cycle of acceptance dictates that I would, at first, I…Sep 12, 2022Sep 12, 2022
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainWhy Micro Team Builders are EssentialOur sprint retrospectives used to begin somewhat haphazardly–with our small team (who got along well and always had things to talk about)…Aug 10, 20221Aug 10, 20221
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainThe Co-Worker I Like a {Choco}LotPortia here: I’ve written before about an amazing colleague I have, and I’m repeating the exercise, interviewing another of my fantastic…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainI am a Finite ResourceWhen you’re a teacher, your name gets called a lot of times over the course of one day. In fact, I read once that teachers have somewhere…Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainThe Discovery: How to Avert an Organizational Disaster“I make such a good statistic someone should study me now Somebody’s gotta be interested in how I feel Just cause I’m here and I’m real”…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainMerging Skills Sets: An Interview with Branden Goldenberg, Covering the Unspoken Path from Athlete…For this piece, I (Portia Curlee) sat down with my colleague at Silicon Mountain, Branden Goldenberg, with the initial goal of asking him…Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainThe Necessity of Teachers in the Tech WorldTeaching in a Tech WorldFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Portia CurleeTeaching in a Tech WorldI left education after 18 years and took a job with a tech company. One branch of my company, Silicon Mountain Technologies, supports the…Feb 3, 20221Feb 3, 20221
Portia CurleeinSilicon MountainThe SwitchI was a confident teacher. It was maybe the one area in my life where confidence came naturally to me, an area in which I could always…Jan 26, 20221Jan 26, 20221