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6 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day
Lou Holtz, the famed college football coach once said: "I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions." Each day, we can learn so much…
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5 More STEM Challenges
Last year, I posted 5 STEM Activities that could be completed easily in the classroom. I often get positive feedback regarding this post, and requests for more STEM challenges.…
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Big Friendly Guide
Thirteen years ago, I began my student teaching placement. I was assigned to a fourth grade classroom in an intermediate school which housed students in grades 4-6. My cooperating…
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12 Month Human
As I saw my husband pull up in front of the Union Theological Seminary - I glanced back to the place where I crashed each of the 5 previous…
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Fine, Fine Learning
Bedtime stories are an important part of the routine in our house. The kids (and me, sometimes more so than the kids) love to read our favorites- anything by…
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Engaging to Empathize
As educators, we often must engage in difficult conversations. It might be a student, parent, or colleague. Remember that developing empathy is the key to successfully navigating these situations.…
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Learning to Swim
Think back to when you were a child and you were learning to swim. Chances are, you learned to swim in one of a few different ways. Maybe you took…
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Rethink Comparison
It has been said that comparison is the thief of joy. Whenever we compare two things, we inevitably need to project one as being better than the other. …
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#LetLoveWin
I want my children to grow up in a different world. A world in which love wins. For too long we have told our children that they can…