Lessons from the Faculty of Education

Teach Better TeamBlog, Reflect Better, Student Engagement

TL;DR: Knowing yourself as a teacher is an important consideration. The importance of knowing you will face or witness racism is a consideration. Teamwork opportunities and reflection afterward are other important considerations. Equity and Inclusion Reflection Questions Do you know yourself really well as an educator? What kind of institutional racism have you witnessed in education? How have you set … Read More

Recreate Your Inner Beauty: Chase After the Butterfly Bliss

Jillian DuBoisBlog, Reflect Better, Self-Care

TL;DR: Teachers love the moments of wonder and engagement they see in their students. Sometimes it is difficult to not focus on all the things that go wrong. Let go of the negativity, and find the inner beauty and “Butterfly Bliss” in yourself and your teaching. Recreate Your Inner Beauty: Chase After the Butterfly Bliss One of my favorite things … Read More

Lessons Learned from My Less-Than-Optimal Day

Sandra WeirBlog, Reflect Better, Self-Care, Teach Happier

TL;DR: Everyone has hard days when nothing seems to go right. What can you learn from those days? How can you flip your perspective? This post shares 6 lessons learned from a less-than-optimal day. Lessons Learned from My Less-Than-Optimal Day Folks, today was less than optimal. I forgot to do attendance. Again. A couple of my lessons flopped, resulting in … Read More

Lessons from Bluey

Jason LimBlog, Reflect Better, Teach Happier

TL;DR: This post shares lessons learned from Bluey, the Disney TV show. The Tao of Bluey is reflected upon. Failure will always be with us.  It is what makes us the person that we are today. Remember that the show must go on! Lessons from Bluey Hello everyone.  Here is a quick question.  Have you all ever seen the show … Read More