In this episode, best-selling author, speaker, and education consultant, Thomas C. Murray shares how we need to transform education, what drives him every day, and an important reminder of what our #1 job is. Thomas shares where he sees failures in our current structure, the ways in which teachers are working to change things to prepare students for the future, … Read More
4 Things School Leaders Should Be Focused on This School Year
What should school leaders be focused on this school year? As we approach another new school year (or maybe you’ve already started), we should be looking to make some changes, or increase our focus on certain things, to prepare ourselves and our teams to have the best school year yet. But wait a minute…that seems like a pretty loaded task. … Read More
LAUNCHING SOON!
The Teach Better Talk Podcast will launch on Monday, August 27, 2018. Teach Better Talk is a weekly show featuring expert educators ready to share progressive tactics to reach more students. Teach Better Talk is created by teachers, and fueled by passion! Every week, Rae Hughart and Jeff Gargas, of the Teach Better Team and www.teachbetter.com, chat with educators from … Read More
8 Tips for the Part-Time Teacherpreneur
Being a teacherpreneur can be exciting, scary, and nerve-racking all at the same time. Building something from scratch can take some time. As a teacher, your passion is in the classroom, which means you’ll most likely start off as what we call a sidepreneur, or someone who is an entrepreneur “on the side”, meaning on the side of their full-time … Read More
5 Mistakes Districts Make When Rolling Out a New Initiative
How did your last district initiative implementation go? If we’re being honest, probably not as well as you had hoped, right? It’s okay…it’s not you. The truth is, most new initiatives don’t go all that well. We see it all the time, working with districts across the country. A new idea comes along, it seems to be the perfect tool … Read More