A Different New Year’s Resolution
My New Year’s Resolution for 2020 is to work. That’s right! I want to work. Here are 5 ways I am going to make 2020 work better for me.
Coaching and Professional Development
Equity Starts with Empathy
If we want to truly invoke Equity in education, it will happen at the tip of the spear; when more of us educators truly appreciate the circumstances of our students and adapt our curriculum and systems to meet them where they are at…
Three Ways to Promote Teacher Retention
Brookwood Elementary has a high teacher turnover rate, but not for the reasons you might expect. Last year I had two teachers leave for administrative positions. Two others went to middle schools because they wanted to empower kids at that age level. We’ve also had teachers leave to…
4 fun ways principals can boost teacher self-care
Teachers are very giving people. I read an article the other day that said educators have the most unpaid overtime of any job in the world. And it’s true: We get here at 6:30 in the morning, and most of us leave at 6:30 in the…
Using the 7 Mindsets to Shift School Culture
Instead of focusing their monthly faculty meetings on logistical items that could really be sent in an email, Tracey emphasized the impact of the mindsets on shifting school culture. These meetings put team-building front and center and introduced their “Mindset of the Month.”
How to Change Your Mindset
A surefire way to determine whether you need a mindset tune-up is to answer this question: Are you regularly accomplishing your goals and living your dreams? If you answered “yes,” read on, and you’ll probably recognize why. If you said “no,” these steps could be game-changing for you.
6 Strategies For Teaching the Growth Mindset
Strategies to support a growth mindset. Learn ways to decreast youth anxiety and depression. Learn what it means to “celebrate failure.”
5 Personal Development Names Everyone Should Know
Learn the 5 personal development names that everyone working on their own growth should know.