I've had an absolutely fantastic week of being in classrooms and learning how to manage remote employees, which has left me with exactly zero minutes for writing to you all during working hours. SO. This is going to be quick 'n dirty. Hold onto your hats!20 Tips to Help De-escalate Interactions with Anxious or Defiant Students - An ounce of prevention is the best way to deal, but these are also very good.
A Simple Way to Map out Your Career Ambitions - Yes, of course I want you to stay! The reality is we have to curate our careers like a fine art collection. This is a cool way to plan what's next.
3 Ways to Boost Students' Conceptual Thinking - I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Yemi Stembridge last year and this human is amazing. He spoke frequently of the need to link concepts the kids already knew with ones we're trying to teach. The example he gave involved going to a foreign place like Tokyo. His friends would ask him, "What's it like?" and he would have to relate it to cities they've visited in order to get them to truly understand this unseen land. What would student learning be like if we were able to relate some of these big SEL topics to things the kids experience every day?
6 Opening and Closing Routines - These are great. Try one on at a time for 2-3 weeks each and see what works.Why It's So Important that Teachers Cultivate Their Own Resilience - If you don't know, I quit teaching after my fifth year in Ohio. Sure, there were a lot of factors like poor admins, literally no job security, and obnoxiously low pay... but, you know the biggest factor? I hadn't built up my tolerance to discomfort. This lovely article may have just the tip you need.
Why I Scrapped my Classroom Library - Ignore the title and focus on the completely amazing learning circle technique described within.
Relationships Matter More than Rules - Yep.
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