TL;DR: Telling your own story through social media develops a positive and effective social media presence. It is important to provide consistent and efficient information to families. Use of social media should be intentional. Maximize the use of your official sites to push out positive and accurate information. This post shares a number of tips on how to communicate effectively. … Read More
Avoid Tech Burnout with Strategic Ed-Tech Integration
TL;DR: To make sure we avoid tech burnout, we need to rethink how many ed-tech tools we use. And we need to refocus on how we deploy ed-tech to address problems. Pick ed-tech tools that help you do your job better, that make teaching and learning more fun, and are engaging. Shift your focus to what will be easiest for … Read More
Life Doesn’t Come with GPS: Will You Sink or Sail?
TL;DR: Life doesn’t come with a built-in GPS system. Our emotions are what our bodies use to send alerts and signals to our internal world. As you continue to regulate your emotional GPS, will you choose to sink or help students sail? Use your emotional GPS to guide you in the right direction. Around this time last year, I woke … Read More
Thank You, School Nurses!
TL;DR: School nurses ease the anxieties of staff, students, and families. There are many responsibilities beyond the obvious that school nurses have every single day. A school nurse shares some of the biggest changes and silver linings that have occurred over the past year. Similar to teachers and administrators, I don’t think any school nurse envisioned what they’d be doing … Read More