I posted a picture on our social media of a tweet from the 2006 MN Teacher of the Year Dr. Lee-Ann Stephens that read: Advice to a new elementary school teacher: never, every withhold recess from your students for any reason. They need the activity and you need them to have the activity. It shouldn’t …
It’s that time of the semester again. Course evaluations. True confession time: I don’t actually read mine. I am far too thin skinned for that. I send them to a trusted friend who reads them, tells me the things I need to know to improve my teaching and the course, and we leave the rest …
Scrolling through social media, as I often mindlessly do, I am repeatedly reminded of the powerful educators with whom I am in community. It is not my community. It is a community in which I am a learning, growing, contributing member. These educators inspire me, motivate me, encourage me, and remind me of the change …
Ahh, “behavior management.” Research shows that “behavior management” is one of the top challenges for teachers, one of the factors attributed to teacher attrition, and a top priority for school administrators. But what does it mean, to manage behaviors? It is a teacher’s job to gain the cooperation of his/her learners. Think about those words …
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Kids need to learn to share. They have to share precious resources with siblings. They have to share with others at school. Sharing is a mainstay topic on Sesame Street. Parents pull their hair out because their kids “can’t” share. Sharing is caring, a way of life. Or is it? Merriam-Webster says “sharing” is 1) a …
