3 Simple Goals that Will Change This School Year
Our job as teachers this year still feels so different than it has in the past, But the work we are about to do is also SO significant. And I …
Education Reminder: LOVE vs. HATE
You can LOVE teaching and HATE that summer is ending. You can LOVE teaching and HATE all the stress we are feeling for a new school year. You can LOVE …
What Do We Really Learn From Letter Grades?
Traditional letter grades in school continue to be an ineffective measure. Because what do an A, B, or C really mean? What if we focused more on encouraging kids to …
The Best SEL Curriculum for Your Students & School
Make Your SEL & Morning Meeting Planning SO much Easier! To be honest, sometime SEL feels like “one more thing” even though we know in our teacher hearts that it …
Educators Can STOP Doing This! (And START Doing This)
Teachers, We are going to look back on the year 2020 and 2021 and think… What a beautiful opportunity we had to revolutionize education. This is our moment to STOP …
Fonts Don’t Fuel Kids!
“Thank you so much for spending 17 minutes picking out the font for this google doc. Your choice really helped me engage in the lesson and retain the information.” ~Said …
Is School Really About Curriculum and Content?
School isn’t all about learning content. It’s about having students figure out what the content will mean for them in their lives. And in order for that learning to take …
Clapping vs. Critiquing In Classrooms
Let me get straight to the point… Our classrooms should have far more clapping than critiquing. How motivated are you when somebody tells you that you are doing something wrong? …
The Truth About School Data (It May Not Be What You Think)
Formal data tracked by schools for headlines in newspapers: Test Scores Attendance Honor Roll Informal data tracked by teachers for authentic proof of …
The 3 Pillars of SEL: Social-Emotional Learning
If this year has proven anything it’s that our kids are not connected to buildings, they are connected to people. But our kids need more than just connection. They …
Learning Loss: Is This Legit or Not?
Learning Loss… the new education buzz word for 2021 We don’t seem to hear the words “unprecedented times” anymore… nope we have now lived through that, survived them…so naturally we …
How to Have The BEST 4th Quarter of Your Teaching Career in Less than 21-Days… Even if You are Feeling SO Burnt Out!
Did you know…that just because spring fever has hit (you and your students), doesn’t mean we can’t end the year even better than we started. Is 4th Quarter So Stinkin …
Is This Educational Shift Good for Kids?
Back in November 2018 I had the amazing opportunity to stand on the TED circle and deliver a talk that was worth spreading. The title of the talk is How Starbucks …
Spirit Week During a Pandemic?
“Ms G is that a Malibu Barbie Sweatshirt…?” Spirit week has to be one of my favorite weeks of the entire school year! There is something ridiculously exiting about getting …
“You Are a Terrible Person!” How to Overcome Haters in Education
As teachers, we put ourselves out there all the time. We share our ideas. We share our stories. We share reality. And sometimes that means people will fight back in …
SEL- Not Just Another Educational Acronym
There have been lots of questions about what I’m teaching this year. In the midst of everything going on last spring a big announcement happened during a big pandemic. So …
“That Teacher Is Driving a What????” Dreaming Big Every Day
Have you had a dream car since you were a kid? I have! I remember watching Keeping Up with The Kardashians nearly 20 years ago and falling in love with …
School Safety vs. School Safety
Drills. Drills. Drills. Not to be confused with the 90’s hit by Destiny’s Child, Bills, Bills Bills. Never in a million years did I think, we as teachers, would be …
New Classrooms For ALL Teachers
This is my new classroom for next year. Like you, I have absolutely no idea what it will actually look like when school actually starts. Even right now it feels …
Reminder To Teachers: You Are Awesome
Well. Here we are getting ready to start another year of awesome education for students. But this year feels so stinkin’ different right? We are throwing out words like “hybrid …
3 Things Teachers MUST Do This Summer
We are coming into this summer with a lot of unknown. There are SO many questions we have, but the reality is we don’t have control over most of it. …
Teachers Crushing COVID- Ideas & Reminders for Educators
Resources. Reminders. Remixes. Really everything an educator needs right now. In this relatable episode we talk about the #1 needs of kids AND teachers right now. To listen to the …
BONUS Episode- Tough Times for Teachers Means More Laughter and Learning
In this special, extended episode Jack Berckemeyer and I dive deep into the state of education right now and what this means for the future. Whether you are a teacher …
Corona Virus Doesn’t Have to Cancel Our Connection With Kids
This is not what any of us expected 4th Quarter to look like. This is not something our education leaders ever prepared us for. This is not something we …
Bringing Your Teaching Game to a New Level
What is something that we can do to consistently bring our teaching game to a new level? The answer may not be what you would expect… It is not a …