TL;DR: Organizational strategies to keep kids organized and engaged. Creating schedules to share resources within a household. Implementing an at-home reward system. I asked a friend for some help with writing this blog post. I am admittedly not the most organized person, but am realizing what an important skill it is when trying to keep my own kids and myself … Read More
Model, Empower and Analyze a Growth Mindset
TL;DR: Strategies to model and empower a growth mindset among your students. An attached student graphic to help develop a growth mindset in your class. Now more than ever, we must model and empower a growth mindset amongst educators and students. Teachers can empower a growth mindset by discussing examples, modeling the language in questions and feedback, and by doing … Read More
Prioritizing Your Self-Care
TL;DR: Reminders for prioritizing your self-care over the summer. Focusing on what you need as a person and as an educator. Depending on where you teach, you’re probably in the midst of your summer break. In case no one has told you: make sure to take time for yourself. Whatever form of self-care you decide this summer, I want you … Read More
An Open Letter from the Teach Better Team – #TeachBetter20
If you’re reading this, first and foremost know that you are awesome. You are why we do what we do. You are what BETTER is all about. When I think back to the end of the 2019 Teach Better Conference, I cannot help but smile. And I mean, like, ear to ear, make your cheeks hurt, full on smiling! Legit … Read More