TL;DR: Finding time for yourself this summer is essential. Visit friends, travel to new places, and put the worries aside. Ah, summer is now here. Warmer temps and longer days. For many of us educators, it is time to take some time for ourselves, to rest, relax, and travel. Whatever you have in planed this summer, make sure you find … Read More
Savoring the Saturday of Summer
TL;DR: Slow down to acknowledge and appreciate the good things. Make sure to savor the good things this summer. Savoring the Saturday of Summer It’s July. As my dear friend Corinne would say, it’s the Saturday of summer. If anybody asks us how we’re doing, we are nothing short of elated. Yet, we may also admit we are still recovering … Read More
Get Back on the BUS!
TL;DR: Making mistakes means opportunities to reflect and make progress. Self-talk to work through ideas. Set goals for yourself. Surround yourself with a supportive community. Remember those younger years when you could hear the school bus rumbling as you hustled to toss down that last bite of breakfast, walked out the door without brushing your teeth, and sprinted out to … Read More
Lead Better: The Swimming Test…Building Confidence
TL;DR: When you push yourself outside of your comfort zone, you grow in confidence. We can build our people’s confidence in multiple ways. Build a relationship of trust with them. Give them the knowledge and time to practice the skills we want them to try. Acknowledge when they try things. Let our confidence in our people carry them until they … Read More
Implicit Bias
TL;DR: Implicit bias is when people hold ideas about groups of people without consciously realizing it. Directly teach students about bias so that they can identify it and stop it when they see it. “Equity and Inclusion Just Got Better” Blog Reflection Questions: Why is it important to consider implicit bias? How do you plan on addressing implicit bias when … Read More