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3 Phases of a Crisis – Where are your teachers?
So before I jump into the content of this blog, I want to acknowledge that teaching is hard right now. I, in no way, want to negate the difficulties that educators are facing. I do, however, think it’s important that we are always being reflective. The talk that I heard that led to this blog… Read more
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6 Ways to Gain Academic Ground NOW!
It’s no secret that education, and so many of the sweet students in our education system have been seriously affected by the events of the past few years. While there was already a significant achievement gap for a number of our students, that gap has only widened since 2020. No matter your opinion of how… Read more
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The Responsive Mindset: 4 Ways the Classroom Environment Can Lower the Affective Filter
In the last blog, we discussed how to create a responsive physical classroom environment that focuses on both cultural and academic features. If you missed that one, you can find it here. But what about the feeling of the classroom? What? Classrooms have feelings? Well, not exactly, but students certainly do. We all have an… Read more
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Responsive Teaching Mindset: Setting Up a Physical Classroom Environment for Learning
The year has started! Hopefully you (or your teachers) have already fallen in love with your students! I hope you have the kid that makes you laugh, and the kid that makes your heart bleed, and the kid that is trying to please you so badly. I’m sure you have the kid who is already… Read more
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Reteach or Refresh? 2 Strategies to “fill the gap” quickly!
As the 2022/2023 school year gets underway, the academic gaps that we know have been deepening over the past few years will begin to surface quickly. Out of the goodness of their hearts and their passion for teaching, many teachers will be tempted to want to reteach the entire last year! While I completely understand… Read more
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The Need for Teacher Clarity, and Why It’s Missing In So Many Classrooms…
Like in all aspects in life, when there is a clear target to hit, we are much more apt to make progress. If you simply set out to “get healthier”, there is a much lesser chance that you will actually make sustainable progress than if you were to say, “I want to lose 10 pounds,… Read more