Blog Overview Spring break is the time of the school year when we need to relax and prepare for the end of the year all at the same time! This school year is one like we’ve never before experienced in our careers—no matter how long you have been in education. Are you looking for tips for making time for yourself … Read More
Reflection Guides Continuous Improvement
TL;DR: Reflection empowers deeper thinking that can guide discussions and continuous improvement. Questions to guide reflection for teachers, students, and both teachers/students are shared. Educators should be commended for empowering hope, optimism, courage, curiosity, and resilience during this unique school year. This continues to be one of the most complicated and challenging times for education, but also an exciting opportunity … Read More
The Three Stages Of The Pandemic
TL;DR: We can develop multiple scenarios and begin to recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19 on education. Use surveys, focus groups, SWOT analysis, and questions to drive the work of educators during all three stages of the pandemic. As teachers and students continue the second semester of the 2020-21 school year, there is uncertainty about the learning environment, student … Read More
Why I Became a Teacher
TL;DR: A teacher can easily have either a positive or negative influence on learners. Choose your words and actions wisely. As an educator, our superpower is to shape and mold today’s learners so they can be valuable members of society. When I was in grade school, I had some amazing teachers. I remember one time where one teacher, Ms. Inman, … Read More
Education in a Post-Pandemic World
TL;DR: To prepare for education in a post-pandemic world, there are a number of questions that school teams should consider. These questions range from reflecting on how schools will look in the future, what we have learned about equity and the needs of our students, trauma-informed schools and classrooms, master schedules, social-emotional learning, and more. Uncertainty and disruption are two … Read More
