How Teachers Can Become Better Listeners
This week I started journaling with one of my groups as a pilot project to see if it would indeed be helpful for my students to practice their writing. I got far more from this experience than I...
View ArticleHow Well Are You Seeing Your Students?
“You can’t lead what you don’t see.” – Dan Rockwell I just finished reading Six Secrets to the Power of Seeing by Dab Rockwell. If you’re a teacher, this is worth a few minutes of your time to read....
View ArticleWhat’s Your Keystone Habit for 2013?
“Can a single behavior elevate an entire organization? It can–if it’s the right behavior.” (LISA EARLE MCLEOD ) I’ve been doing a lot of thinking around two articles about change that I read recently....
View ArticleWhy Embrace Simple To Win.
I’m working to find some technology solutions to a few problems our company is trying to solve. I know the solutions are out there, but I haven’t been able to find exactly what I’m looking for yet....
View ArticleHow To Be a Hero To A Struggling Student
Have you ever thought how hard your subject material might be for a struggling student? Have you ever been in their shoes – struggling for months on end to try and pass, to try and understand and be...
View ArticleHow Busy Teachers Can Fight Burnout
This Christmas, I think I’ve tapped into something that has been missing in my life for a while, and I think it’s what all of us busy teachers need: rest. Fight Burnout with Rest I know you’re busy....
View ArticleHow Do Teachers Practice?
If you’re a teacher, and you’ve been teaching for a while, you can probably make a list of things for your students to do to help them practice what you teach, right? Easy. When I was growing up, I...
View Article7 Characteristics of High Performing Business English Teachers
Anatomy of the New High Performer is an interesting read. While written for business folk, there are many potential applications for today’s business English teacher. 7 Characteristics of High...
View Article5 Ways Freelance Teachers Can Get More Work
If you’re a freelance teacher, you know that getting more work is up to you, and nobody else. From someone who hires teachers all the time, here are 5 tips that can help you land more teaching jobs in...
View ArticleFocus.
It’s amazing how quickly my focus gets lost, or onto other things. Amazing. I think I need to go out and get me one of these boxes… Source: humortrain.com via Aaron Nelson on Pinterest Focus is needs...
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