As educators, we usually remember the power of positive feedback. However, we don’t always remember to create opportunities to students to give feedback. Helping build a community that learns together includes helping students practice giving and receiving feedback, so read some simple ideas here:
How will educators handle new advances? When we realize that new technology that can write essays for students is still in its infancy stage and continues to improve daily, we understand that those advances can create more challenges for teachers than we ever imagined. This news post offers a quick summary of the challenges we will face:
People are saying that this year has been extremely challenging on the wellness of school staff everywhere. Since the challenges are unlikely to disappear soon, it’s important we look after one another and ourselves. This article lists several ways educators can take care on themselves. Check off your favourites 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:
Monday Memo 