It is that time of the school year. August. A time when schools are starting to ask their teachers if they plan on returning for the following school year. Yes, schools are starting to ask now because the first job fairs are in mid-October. Some schools have already asked their teachers and administrators if they …
Administrators: Do You Ask Your Teachers to Review Your School Online? Read More »
Last week, I wrote about managing the physical space of a classroom in the time of COVID-19. There are many questions we have about opening school under the current health conditions that remain unanswered. I will return to more considerations about restarting the classroom indoors moving forward. However, I will divert a bit to consider …
Classrooms in Crisis: Could We Move Classes Outside? Read More »
What does your classroom look like in the fall when you return? Will you return to a classroom with half the students? Will you teach fully online? Fully live? A hybrid model? Will you have to address the issue of a 2-meter distance between each desk and each student? How will you teach group work? …
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Education is facing one of the greatest disruptions it has faced in recent year. The COVID – 19, the coronavirus, has forced schools to go from standard classroom teaching practices to fully flipped classrooms. Instead of using technologyfor classroom support, technology is now the teaching tool. This is changing the face of education at …
Education is facing one of the greatest disruptions it has faced in recent year. The COVID – 19, the coronavirus, has forced schools to go from standard classroom teaching practices to fully flipped classrooms. Instead of using technology for classroom support, technology is now the teaching tool. This is changing the face of education …
“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” ― Simon Sinek As educators, we are always looking for ways to create balance in our lives with the amount of work we put into our positions and the amount of ‘living’ we do outside …
We wanted to tell you all at once before we told the rest of the staff that your friend has died. Those are about the hardest words a person can hear. Questions arise. Emotional turmoil and internal struggle ensues. One can run the gamut of emotion in one day for no external reason whatsoever. The …
It is job search time for many people. The international teacher fairs are going on right now all over the world. Teachers and administrators are trying to connect for the perfect hiring spot. Everyone is looking for the perfect fit. The reality? The hiring process at an international job search fair for teachers is a …
As a leader, we have style. A way we lead our group. Our leadership style impacts how our groups perform underneath us. Our style dictates how those outside our organization perceive us in our actions. Looking ahead to the year 2020 we should ask our self, what is our style? Have you ever asked yourself …
Leadership Styles – What is your Style for 2020? Read More »
At the end of 2019, I have had the opportunity to reflect back on some of my father’s wisdom as an educator. He was a career Physical and Health Educator and a wrestling coach. My dad had a very successful career in teaching, but he also warned me about how difficult it could be once …
