Better to Love Better: Valentine’s Day Blog Series

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

Better to Love Better Blog Series This is a time to love, connect, and embrace the kindness in our world. In this Better to Love Better blog series, read an encouraging poem about Valentine’s Day for teachers. Learn strategies to embrace empathy with your staff and colleagues, and discover ways to promote kindness with your students, starting a ripple effect … Read More

Kindness: A Lasting Impression

Bridget GenglerBlog, Connect Better

TL;DR: Kindness can be embedded in your classroom every day. There are a lot of amazing resources you can utilize to model and teach kindness. Show students how to spread kindness and give them opportunities to do so. People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget  how you made them feel.  … Read More

Empathetic Love: How the Great Principals Lead

Efraín MartinezBlog, Lead Better

TL;DR: Empathy is essential in schools. Principals should continue to develop ways to demonstrate empathy towards their staff. Be empathetic when working to support staff, provide them feedback, and help them improve. One of our great pleasures in life, you wouldn’t take real joy watching a movie or reading a novel if you couldn’t feel suddenly ambushed with feelings being … Read More

A Poem for Teachers on Valentine’s Day

Teach Better TeamBlog, Self Care Better

TL;DR: Valentine’s Day is halfway through the month of February. Teachers everywhere have worked hard to make it this far this year. Valentine’s Day has arrived. So this wonderful poem I have contrived To acknowledge that February is halfway done, Which means something different for everyone.   Some adore this holiday filled with love and hearts. Kindness and goodness are … Read More