TL;DR: Learn practices that experts have shown to positively impact happiness. Identify what additional practice brings you joy. Reevaluate your schedule to see how you can incorporate some of these healthy habits into your day. How can we stay grounded? Esther Perel, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author, posed a brilliant question: How can we stay grounded when the … Read More
New Teachers: Never Give Up on Your Passion
TL;DR: Never give up. This post shares a story of what can happen when you believe in yourself. There are days that we laugh and days that we cry. There are days that we challenge ourselves and days that we let it all slip away. This is the point where failure begins to take over. Once we choose to let … Read More
Kids Can Be Sociolinguists, Too!
TL;DR: A little metalinguistic awareness can go a long way towards creating a safe space for bilingual children in the classroom. Sociolinguistic awareness, coupled with the gumption to tackle these issues with children, will go a long way towards the larger enterprise of designing pedagogy that is culturally (and linguistically) focused. Consider designing curricula that builds sociolinguistic awareness. This post … Read More
Reconsider Your Expectations
TL;DR: Believing in students and setting high expectations for them can help them be successful. Find ways to get your students interested. Make sure the lessons and activities you are teaching are relevant. Know what your end goal is and makes sure it is clear to your students, too. Provide opportunities for your students to reflect on their own work. … Read More
I’m Not Perfect
TL;DR: We have to model what we want to see, and that is that we aren’t perfect. Leaders should model imperfections and vulnerability to their staff. Mistakes should be seen as learning opportunities or learning experiences. No One Is Perfect In my last blog I talked about “how your people see you” and “being intentional about who you are to … Read More