learning through leading
I recently reflected and blogged on my first few weeks as an administrator and one of my key points was the fact that I will make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, but each person has the choice to let the mistake/failure define who they are or to learn and grow from the experience. I had the …
Document, document, document.Oh, and document some more.Has anyone else felt like they are documenting more than teaching? This is part of the new territory that comes with digital learning. I do not think I am alone in saying that it has been overwhelming. As I have gotten into a routine of things I wanted to …
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- …
Continue reading "A Student Guide to Learning from Home: Managing Stress 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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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 …
Continue reading "A Student Guide to Learning from Home: Work Space 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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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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2020 is unlike any year that I have experienced so far as an educator. I started a new role as an ESL Coordinator for a large school district in Northwest Arkansas. Learning a new role comes with its ups and downs and continual learning from typically more errors and than successes. Then came March of …
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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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I will never forget the day I got to shadow my favorite administrator. He had all sorts of tricks up his sleeve to build positive and lasting relationships with all students. You can read about my day in Shadowing an Administrator. One thing I wrote about is the checklist that Mr. Smith made first thing …
