Love a Little Bit Better Valentine’s Day Blog Series

Kari PitstickBlog, Connect Better, Self Care Better, Teach Happier

Series Overview Love a little bit better this Valentine’s Day. This series features posts that share strategies for building connections with other educators, building a more positive classroom community, and taking time to appreciate yourself, too. Show kindness to your colleagues, your students, and yourself with simple steps shared in these posts! Links to Posts Building Better Colleague Relationships by … Read More

Building Better Colleague Relationships

Chelsea NicolinoBlog, Connect Better, Teach Happier

TL;DR: Build better colleague relationships by being a good listener, showing appreciation, sharing with others, apologizing, finding a connection outside of work, and expanding your network outside of your district. Remember that relationships are not a competition. Strive for quality over quantity. Relationships take work, but with these simple steps, you’ll build a strong network of connections in no time. … Read More

Appreciate YOU

Jillian DuBoisBlog, Self Care Better, Teach Happier

TL;DR: Each day, choose to appreciate YOU. Choose YOU by loving yourself unapologetically, doing something nice for yourself, and being insanely grateful for yourself. Imagine this scenario for a moment.  You have just pulled into your garage after a rather long and taxing day at work. You gather your heavy bag full of papers to grade, reports to read, and … Read More

Eliminating Imposter Syndrome in School Leadership

Latrese YoungerBlog, Self Care Better, Teach Happier

TL;DR: Imposter syndrome refers to when we unconsciously sabotage ourselves as we allow negative thoughts to take the front seat in our minds.  Overcome the imposter syndrome by stopping and reflecting on your uniqueness. Perfection is Futile Don’t expect perfection! No one is able to do everything. It’s just outright exhausting. Furthermore, it’s a waste of perfectly good productivity as … Read More

What If…

Jillian DuBoisBlog, Self Care Better, Teach Happier

TL;DR: This year, what if we look back at the previous year and use our experiences to reshape and refocus our intentions? This year, we should refocus our approach by striving to keep a healthy model in front of us. We should reimagine our benchmark for success and restore our joy for living. There is something that is quite exhilarating … Read More