Rachelle Dene Poth wrote an article on building collaborative learning skills in and out of the classroom in October 2019. She states that developing skills for collaboration is a critical component for our students for their future. Basically she states that our students need to learn collaborative skills so that they can later on work Read more about 5 Ways to Build Collaborative Learning Skills[…]
As you move outside of your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal. Gifford Thomas challenges us to be comfortable leaving our comfort zones. He says that leaders’ comfort zones trap them in ineffective behavior, and until they move beyond their own walls, no growth can happen. During the Read more about The Comfort Zone Trap[…]
1. Stay calm. 2. Work as a Team To Problem Solve and Create a Safety Plan. (You are not Alone.) 3. Be Proactive. 4. Lead with Empathy. 5. Document and Keep Good Data. (Before, During & After) 6. Do Not Take Things Personally. (It’s not about you.) 7. Focus on and Reinforce the Positives. 8. Read more about 30 Tips For Supporting Students With Challenging Behaviors[…]
Richard Branson has once more given us a challenge for success. He shares the following 10 tips for success: 1. Follow your dreams. 2. Do some good. 3. Believe in your ideas. 4. Have fun. 5. Don’t give up. 6. Keep setting new challenges. 7. Learn to delegate. 8. Look after your team. 9. Get Read more about 10 Tips for Success[…]
Warren Buffet has written extensively about his business success and is in great demand as a speaker on leadership. Here’s the 10 lessons Warren Buffet taught us. 1. Love what you do. 2. Learn how to communicate effectively. 3. Choose your business associates wisely. 4. Don’t micro manage. 5. Plan for the future. 6. Transparency Read more about 10 Leadership Lessons[…]
I truly admire Gavin McCormack who is a leader in the Montessori Schools in Australia. He has posted many articles on Educators. And, this article on being real as an educator is an important reminder for all of us. I resonate with the fact that we must make that connection with our students by showing Read more about The Importance of Being Real[…]
ChetnaMindfulness posts daily on Mindfulness and she has a blog which is lovely. I especially love the quote “In a world where you can be anything, Be Kind…” I’ve seen this quote many times and it is still a wonderful reminder that one act of kindness to someone in your day, can make a world Read more about Be Kind[…]
So, how do we go about building trust in our children? We typically think of trust as handing out our teenager the car keys and permitting them to drive on their own, or letting our 12 year old stay home alone for the first time. But trust needs to start soon after kids are born. Read more about Parenting To Build Trust[…]
Simon Sinek wrote, “We are not good at everything, we’re not good by ourselves. Our ability to build trust and relationships is the key to our survival as a race, and to thriving as Idea makers.” Ricardo A, Chief Officer of AHHA fro State of University of New York, based on his experience in building Read more about How To Build Trust[…]
If kids don’t feel trusted – or if there isn’t someone close to them whom they can rely on – they can really suffer. Esther Wojcicki, an educator and mother of three superstar daughters, explains why trust is essential and how to build it in the young people in our lives. All you need is Read more about How To Raise Kids to Become Secure Trustworthy Adults[…]