TL;DR: What do you do to keep a clear head? When fixed mindset triggers take over your world, how do you clear the fog? What systems have been put in place to bring you back to YOU? The Fog and Fixed Mindset Triggers I don’t know about you but lately I have felt like life would swallow me whole. There … Read More
The Mindset Pendulum: Keep It Swinging Towards Positivity
TL;DR: Reflect on the strategies you are using daily to keep a pulse on your mindset. Keep your mindset pendulum in check by not losing hope, remembering your purpose, and keeping your eye on the pendulum. When was the last time you conducted a self-check on your mindset? Mindset, or mental attitude, can positively or negatively impact all aspects of … Read More
The Mindset Roller Coaster
TL;DR: Education this year is like a roller coaster; keep your mindset grounded. Take charge of your mindset. Level your emotions. Change the narrative. At the end of each day, take time to write down three things that went well, two things that you want to improve on the next day, and one thing you will celebrate with students. The … Read More
Ground Your Reality with Truth and a Positive Mindset
TL;DR: Your mindset is a choice. If you believe your day will be good, then your mindset and attitude will mirror this. Choose to focus on your W.H.Y. and agree to make the adjustments needed to hold on to a positive mindset each and every day. Face your current reality, flip it with positivity, commit to habits that will support … Read More
Teacher Mindsets that Matter for Multilingual Learners
TL;DR: The beginning of the school year gives us an opportunity for a fresh start. Instead of a negative mindset, identify student’s passions and interests, and how we utilize those to empower students. We can have some fresh mindsets about unmotivated students, lack of support at home, and students without a dominant language. Mindsets to embrace are linguistic inclusivity, want … Read More