Teachers make 1,500 decisions a day. ONE THOUSANDS FIVE HUNDRED DECISIONS. If research estimates are correct, those 1,500 decisions equals about 4 decisions each minute you are teaching. No wonder you are exhausted! The result is that teachers suffer from decision fatigue. Are you one of the many? Does this sound familiar? Your spouse walks […]
Teachers persevere in difficult times. There is no doubt these are difficult times. How appropriate then, that April’s Word of the Month is persevere. It certainly fits this time we are living in. When I chose this word, I was thinking about persevering to the end of school, but as you know, life and COVID-19 […]
Teachers, YOU are enough. There’s no finger pointing, blame game here. You won’t find a Pinterest idea guilting you into spending even more time on an impossible situation. Just breathe. You are charting unknown territory and doing it with the best of your ability. Know that you are enough. “You alone are enough. You have […]
I am a firm believer in treating high school students like the young adults they are. That means we must empower students to take ownership of their learning. Doing so builds confidence and empowers them to take ownership of their lives, which also includes their school work. Too often, students are coddled, talked down to, […]
Pass on the positivity. It is easy to get caught up in the day to day procedures of teaching and even when we think something positive about someone, how often do we share it? Think how much a pat on the back, a thank you or a positive comment boosts your morale. Now imagine if […]
Sep 20, 2020 | Tips & Tricks Teaching students the power of yet, enables students to develop a growth mindset that will lead to empowerment and success. read more Sep 16, 2020 | Tips & Tricks Empower students to take ownership of their learning and give them the gift that will follow them for the […]
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The only way schools are going to survive is to support new teachers. The current education crisis has seen a mass exodus from teaching with nearly 50% of new teachers leaving within the first five years, universities unable to entice college students to enter the teaching field, and veteran teachers saying “I’ve had enough.” Every […]
by Time Out For Teachers | Jul 3, 2020 | New Teachers Tips Avoid these 5 mistakes new teachers make and start your new career more smoothly. Teaching can be hard, so don’t make it harder. read more by Time Out For Teachers | Jun 28, 2020 | New Teachers Tips Backward design lesson planning […]
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Power of yet. Google those words and you will find posters, songs, videos, and articles. An entire teaching model was built around the idea of an A, B,C, not there yet philosophy. If you’ve been a teacher for half a minute, you’ve heard the buzz word “growth mindset.” The phrase “the power of yet” was […]
It is easy to look at all the tasks you have to complete while you are teaching and to be overwhelmed. However, goal setting can be simplified. The old joke goes: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. So how do you tackle those tasks? One step at a time. I […]
Teaching is a one at a time career. It’s easy to get caught up in negativity, poor behavior, piles of papers and endless meetings. When we are drained at the end of the day, it is hard to put the brighter spots of the day into perspective. However, learning to take everything one at time […]
Why Teachers Should Ask For Help
One of the reasons I dislike dieting and exercise plans is because I don’t like waiting for the results. Most of life, however, is like a diet or exercise plan. You have to keep plugging away, and slowly the results will appear. This is also true in teaching. We must be patient with our students […]