Clips & Tips
Brain research continually progresses with new updates and this recent article neatly explains how some of the new advances relate to learning, mental health, and contextual impact. Read more here:
We are not alone with our war against students vaping in bathrooms. Sometimes we’re so focused on the bathroom problem that we don’t see the bigger problem: student addiction is at an all-time high! Many articles offer good advice, but this one offers more pertinent information than most:
If you’re always looking at tools for helping with professional growth, this website offers information, templates, and training modules to monitor practice. What is likely most applicable to our school improvement goals would be the resources to measure and improve student growth, including rubrics and other tools and resources:
We often have an opportunity to reflect upon our own practice as educators. This website gives you a good idea about what type of educator you are based on five different perspectives: transmission, apprenticeship, developmental, nurturing, and social reform. Most interesting is seeing firsthand how different our intentions can be from our beliefs and our actions. Try it for yourself here, no cost and no strings attached: