TL;DR: June 10 is #Empathy Day. Mark your calendars! There is a free live event and free resources offered by the Empathy Lab. Some ideas for Empathy Day celebrations: check out the free toolkit for elementary and secondary, take an empathy walk, join the live program, and read empathy themed books. Resources galore below! Mark your calendar! June 10 is … Read More
Instructional Coaching with the Grow Model
Today, we’re examining the GROW Model lesson from my new micro course library. This is a library filled with short but impactful video lessons that you can use to apply to an independent project of yours. Coaching and teaching with the GROW Model is a FREE Resource I’ve developed to help you take notes and organize conversations when coaching … Read More
The 5 “S”s of Mental Health: Featuring Dan Tricarico
As the school year comes to a close, we can all agree that we are exhausted mentally and physically. This past year and a half has been difficult in many ways and every educator’s mental health has been affected. Just the other day, I was telling a staff member that COVID has made even the easiest decisions much harder. With … Read More
Being Willing to Put Our Jobs On the Line with Dr. Sheldon Eakins
Right now, the need for equity training at schools is getting higher, not lower. It’s apparent that teachers still haven’t built the capacity or habit of doing the work on their own. According to today’s guest, Dr. Eakins, the goal is for school members to get all the tools they need to take charge of their own social justice efforts. … Read More
Developing Students’ Criticality with My Media Critique Project
In this episode, I’m giving you a peek into my famous Media Critique Project! I talk about the inspiration for it, the framework, driving questions, and the creativity that students have approached this with. Make sure you grab the Project breakdown document so that you can share this with your own students. They’re going to love it! Liked … Read More