TL;DR: Children need to know that you care about them. Find ways to connect and listen to your students. Greeting students, morning meetings, small talk, and laughter are great ways to connect. As educators, I think we all can agree that we want our students to succeed. We want to see them flourish and thrive. We want them to leave … Read More
Don’t Leave Late Hires in the Dark!
TL;DR: New hires join a school’s team at various times throughout the year. Make sure they feel welcome. Make them feel included by giving them access to knowledge. Include them on email lists and catch them up on important information. Welcome them with a goodie bag filled with school swag. Connect them to various committees right away. How to Make … Read More
Building Up Kids With Praise and Celebrations
A lack of confidence, self worth, and overall self esteem is an enormous problem for kids world wide. In this dual cast podcast episode, Kyle dives into the importance of pumping kids up with praise, compliments, and celebrating the small wins, in order to build them up. In this episode, you’ll also get a RechargED story that shares an example … Read More
Remove the Guardrails: Facilitate a Productive Struggle
TL;DR: Mistakes are essential to experience growth. Support students and facilitate a productive struggle for maximum growth. Challenges: Facilitate a Productive Struggle Mistakes are critical to deepening one’s reflection and becoming available for growth. Challenges are what we need to embrace the core of who we are, and what we could potentially become. Failure does not define us. It refines … Read More
Reflections of a Teach Better Ambassador
TL;DR: Light waves can either be transmitted, absorbed, refracted, and/or reflected depending on the material it encounters. An educator’s voice can shine, be stifled, be amplified, and can help to support others. Teach Better Ambassador applications open on November 1, 2022. Are you ready to amplify your voice and help others find theirs? Teach Better Team On Friday, October 14, … Read More
