Education
The Power of Outdoor Adventure: Building Character and School Culture
Adventure puts teachers and students out of their comfort zones, where learning occurs.
Jeremy Jorgensen
Weekly Report
Learning Teams and Harnessing Anxious Energy
Topics include using learning teams, action research with PLCs, and keeping streaks alive.
Education
Tips for Group Work: Fostering Collaboration and Engagement in the Classroom
When group work goes right, it's a beautiful thing.
Streaks
The Streak is Alive
Streaks can be a catalyst for growth.
Education
The Benefits of Affirmations for Students: Cultivating Positive Mindset and Academic Success
One powerful tool that can help in this process is affirmations. Affirmations are positive statements that students can repeat to themselves to reinforce positive self-beliefs.
Education
The Power of Gratitude in Education: Benefits for Teachers and Students
Practicing gratitude is one of those foundational things. It affects all other aspects of your classroom, school, and community when done right.
Education
Strategies for Motivating Apathetic Students: Insights from Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers Podcast
How to help students find and manage motivation.
STEM
STEM Challenge - Pasta Pod Racers
Our eighth-grade students were challenged to create cars using only pasta and hot glue. The cars had to travel at least 100cm once they reached the bottom of a ramp.
Weekly Report
Service, Smartphones, and Resilience
Topics for this week include service learning, smartphones' impact on test scores, and how to feel better in the new year.
Education
Teachers are the OG Creators and Influencers
Teaching is hard work. Teaching is important work. Teaching is an act of community service.
Education
Teaching Resource - The Gilded Age Jigsaw and Video
This video is an excellent way to culminate or kick off a study of the Gilded Age.
Teach Like...
Teach Like a Stoic - Resilience and Nobility of Purpose
In the end, we can only control our actions and reactions. When we know ourselves, we can feel confident in ourselves. This confidence will help us weather awkward moments and conflict.