Weekly Report
Handle Hard, Old School, and the Good Life
Topics for this week include cultivating resilience, flash cards for retrieval practice, and using memes in the classroom.
Journal
Handle Hard Better
This didn’t lead me to a magical epiphany, but it did leave me inspired. For those of us teachers who plan on staying in the game, handling hard things better should be on our to-do list.
Weekly Report
Angry Parents, Apologies, and Humility
Topics for this week include how to work with angry parents, helping kids with apologies, and humility.
STEAM
STEAM Project - LED Holiday Cards
Create a card that lights up when a circuit is completed with copper tape.
Education
Playlists in the Classroom: A Pathway to Personalized Learning
How to use Playlists to differentiate instruction and help students become the leaders of their learning.
Education
Teach Like a Stoic - Cultivating Virtue, Critical Thinking, and Consistency in Education
Musonius Rufus advises us to practice what we preach and guide our students in recognizing the truth.
Weekly Report
Needed, Not Enough
Topics include educating with a Hip-Hop mindset, the myth of fast learners, and the benefits of social-emotional learning.
Education
Teach Like a Stoic
As I look to learn more, I think it will be fun and meaningful to research the wise words of the Stoics and apply them to teaching and education in general. I hope this will deepen my understanding, improve my mental and spiritual health, and be of some value to anyone else who reads it.
Book Summary
The EduProtocol Field Guide Book Summary and Golden Lines
Eduprotocols Field Guide - These are some of my favorite lines from the book along with my reaction.
Education
Elevate: Highlights From the EL Education National Conference
During the conference, I took notes in each of my sessions and then at the end, I published my takeaways. You can find those below.
Education
Takeaways from the EL Education National Conference - Celebrations of Learning, Connections, and Passages
These are my notes and takeaways from this year’s EL Education National Conference.
Weekly Report
The Grade Debate and Decision Fatigue
Topics for this week include grading systems, preparing for state testing, and overcoming decision fatigue.