Teaching
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4 Ways to Lift up Our Students in the Classroom – with Marcus Luther
A little recognition and encouragement can go a long way. 🔥 What can we do as teachers to uplift the students in our classrooms? 🔥 What happens when our students see themselves in a story of learning? 🔥 What should concern us most about AI tools in education? Welcome back to another episode of the Continue reading
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5 Powerful Daily Rituals for Every Teacher
🔥 How should teachers start every day? 🔥 What are the best ways to organize our workspaces? 🔥 When is the right time to leave the school building? Join me in conversation with Liz Prather as we dig into these critical questions. About This Guest Today’s Teacher on Fire is Liz Prather. A 30-year high Continue reading
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Mourning the End of Summer and Embracing the Mission Once Again
This will be my 25th year in education. Summer holidays are a sacred blessing for K-12 educators. For the ten-month school year, we give this work our all — often to the point of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion. Then summer blissfully arrives, and with it, an extended emotional intermission. We have our critics, of Continue reading
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23 Reasons to Love Education from a 23-Year Teaching Veteran
From dodgeball to Rebecca Black, here’s what I love about the teacher life. I was recently inspired by West Vancouver superintendent Chris Kennedy, who published 28 Reasons To Love Teaching from a 28 Year Veteran at the close of the last school year. Chris put together an amazing list and I’ve remixed a few of his ideas Continue reading
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How Learning Targets Can Save Your Time, Energy, and Sanity
Learning targets take some good-natured abuse these days on TikTok and Instagram reels. And hey, I can chuckle at some of the shots. No, learning targets won’t save your life. They won’t solve your classroom management problems. Simply posting them on the wall won’t be enough to magically improve your students’ engagement and learning. But Continue reading
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