Newsletter My students used to hate me Last week I explained intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It may seem like one is better than the other, but from my experience in the classroom, the reality is somewhere in the middle.
Videos End of Year Gifts for Teacher Assistants | Teacher Aide | Para Professional 🖍️ In this video, Natalie compiled a list of the best gifts for teacher assistants that are sure to show your appreciation for their hard work and dedication. She's got some amazing ideas for you, including practical gifts that will make their work easier, sentimental gifts that will touch
Newsletter How do you motivate kids? There's a lot of philosophies out there about how to motivate children. So whether you're team #gentleparenting, teaching with love and logic, or just winging it day to day all these approaches come back to one debate: Should we use intrinsic or extrinsic motivation?
Videos 3 Surprising Ways My Life Has Changed Since I Quit Teaching | Former Teacher Vlog | a day in my life It was a really hard decision to leave teaching...so was it worth it? In this video I share 3 surprising ways my life is different that I think others teachers could relate to. I also explain what I do now and compare my life last year to this year.
Newsletter 💐 Spring Fever Spring is here and soon most children in America will be waltzing back into school from spring break. Suddenly the days are longer, the weather is warmer, and just like that spring fever is here!
Newsletter So, how'd I do? Quarter 1 just ended, so I've been reflecting on how content has performed.
Videos What Would Happen if the US Abolished the Department of Education? Should the United States Abolish the Department of Education? It's all the rage in the republican party- but would that really mean? This video takes a look at the big picture of what the Department of Education does, what it does not do, and what would happen if
Newsletter 🪧 LAUSD went on strike: what does that mean for us? LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District) is the second largest school district in the United States. They also have one of the most powerful teacher unions in the country. So, when they strike the rest of the country listens...
Newsletter 🎉 4 FUN AI tools to try Here's a few interesting AI tools I found- some for you and some for kids
Videos ChatGPT in K-12 Schools: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know Now | release of GPT-4 ChatGPT by open AI is here to stay. And with the release of GPT4 we need to be even more vigilant of this technology in schools. As the adults in the room we need to understand what ChatGPT is and how we can use ChatGPT as this technology becomes more
Newsletter Does ChatGPT belong in schools? OpenAI's ChatGPT will chat with you about anything you can think of...and maybe even get some work done for you too.
Videos Should you leave teaching? Watch this before you quit Are you thinking about leaving teaching? Do you want to quit teaching? Is it time to leave the classroom? Natalie walks through the thought process and research she did before she took the leap to leaving teaching. She shouts back at the doubts in your mind and the most common
Newsletter Stop paying for apps- the best free sites for kids! Let's talk tech. The market is FLOODED with learning games for children. That's why I did the work for you.
Newsletter Are schools a worthy investment? Over the past few weeks I followed the funding in public schools. Here's a few conclusions I drew while researching.
Newsletter Pros and Cons of Private School Vouchers School Voucher programs have been quietly dominating the United States. I'm going to break down the pros and cons for you so you can form your own opinion.
Newsletter NC's Education Lottery: not a win for kids Profits from the lottery program (scratch off tickets, power ball etc) are supposed to be bonus funding for the school's education budget. But that's not happening in North Carolina...
Newsletter What is going on with North Carolina's student funding? How fair is school funding in your state?
How to talk to your child’s teacher without feeling like a helicopter mom This article was originally published in the Peanut App. It was written to an audience of mothers, but the advice to true no matter how you identify. There’s a relationship that is important to work on: it’s kind of professional and kind of personal, making the lines blurry
Newsletter 📣 teach your kids time management NOW Teaching children time management is a process....and when they can't even read a clock it can get really difficult. That's why I'm dedicating this newsletter to 3 simple ways to use calendars to build time management.
Newsletter 💵 How do teachers get paid? I've been so immersed in the world of education, I didn't realize there was a common question on people's minds.
Newsletter Shhh...don't talk so much Learning to think critically and communicate takes time and lots of practice. When working with kids, we have to give them time and space to think and talk out loud.
Newsletter I'm so mad and you should be too Last Friday, elementary school teacher Abby Zwerner was intentionally shot by her six year old student while teaching a lesson. I can only imagine the amount of warning signs this child gave leading up to this and the amount of system failures that allowed this to happen.
