Parenting is tough, like really tough. I had no idea what I was signing up for 12 years ago when my son came into this world. I have made more mistakes than I care to share, but I have also experienced more joy than I thought possible. As time has gone on, I have been …
A Student Guide to Learning from Home: Managing Stress Edition
Today hit me hard.I woke up, worked out, made my cup of coffee, got the kids up, made our breakfast, got dressed, and then walked 15 steps to my desk. Real talk, as I sat there waiting for my computer to start up, I felt like crying.I am an extrovert. Enneagram, I am a 7- …
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A Student Guide to Learning from Home: Communicating with Your Teacher Edition
I have been getting lots of great feedback and requests for new editions and the top requested one was an example of how students can correctly email their teachers. I remembered back in my Keyboarding class we were taught how to make envelope labels and format a letter, but now we need students to know …
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A Student Guide to Learning from Home: Work Space Edition
This is possibly one of the trickier ones, as people are limited with what they already have in their home. So look the latest infographic from the series "A Student Guide to Learning from Home" and do the best you can. It will make all the difference in the world when you have "your" space …
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A Student Guide to Learning from Home: Email Edition
I had a slight panic attack when I looked at the thousands of unread emails in my 6th grade son's inbox. He had asked for my help looking for an assignment from his teacher and surprisingly - insert eye roll - couldn't find it. I realized that organizing and managing emails was not a skill …
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A Student Guide to Learning From Home: Routine Edition
Today's infographic is about creating a routine for your day of learning from home. Key components: Make a clear separation from when you wake up and when you start working/learning Take breaks- you are no good if you cannot focus anymore Schedule time for physical activity/movement each day Set realistic goals and chunk your assignments …
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Educator’s Lifesaving Tip 3: Organization
My original post was going to go something like, "Top 5 tips for being organized as an educator..." I planned this about 2 months ago. A lot has changed in 2 months. Uncharted Territory Overnight, teachers across the world were asked to change their delivery of instruction to digital learning. Every student was asked to …
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Active Recovery for Educators
I noticed something during this past Winter Break. Any time that I checked Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media platform I saw all sorts of memes about teachers relaxing. One of my personal favorites said that we have earned the right to be lazy the entire break. I couldn't agree more. As the break …