TL;DR: This is the first post of a new blog series about how we engage and how we elevate that engagement. Beginning of the school year PD likely was one size fits all but did not fully reach all. Engage our audience by considering what we do as effective teachers who plan for diverse learners in the classroom. Learn what … Read More
It’s Always the Right Time
TL;DR: There are lessons still to be learned as a seasoned educator. We can grow and learn together. It’s always the right time to grow your skills, connect, be inspired, get to know yourself, and ask for help. As a new educator, I had great respect for my seasoned colleagues. Most of them seemed to be experts. I saw their … Read More
Shifting To Satisfaction
TL;DR: There are two versions of ourselves: our summer selves and our school year selves. We can quickly feel unbalanced when we return to school. There is no such thing as work/life balance because it’s not attainable. Instead, it’s work/life satisfaction. Work/Life Satisfaction Welp. Here we are. Some of us are already in the full swing of teaching, and some of us … Read More
Safety is at the Core of Discourse with Dr. Cherie Bridges Patrick
Safety is critical for healing the effects of trauma. This is at the center of the conversation between Dr. Cherie Bridges Patrick and I as we go over safety cues, racial trauma, the polyvagal theory, awareness of our body and more. Let me be clear that learning about all of this DOES have an important purpose for us as … Read More
Episode #40: Adam Kotowski
Adam Kotowski, aka Coach Adam, is a husband and father to four amazing children. He created The Extraordinary Me Program out of a need to transform. Realizing how limited perceptions and beliefs are, being heavily influenced by his acceptance of other’s opinions regarding his ADD/ADHD, brought him to a critical point in his life. He created the program and was … Read More