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Awesome End of School and Influencer Ideas for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Awesome teachers connect with their students. Episode #782 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Awesome End of School and Influencer Ideas Keke Powell, Second Grade Teacher. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

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The breaking point that led to my sabbatical (and what’s next)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This post/podcast episode is just a little peek into what’s been going on with me over the last few months, and some reflections on what’s to come. Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go! The truth is, I was having more low days than functional days by July and early August of 2020.

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Some parts of teaching are BETTER with remote learning. Here’s how to leverage that.

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I asked teachers on my Facebook page recently to share some of the positive outcomes they’ve seen with teaching remotely in crisis. But I want to start with a response from a teacher named Mar, because what she said really touched me: I’m really enjoying doing remote teaching. This is my dream job.

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Freedom dreaming and reflective teaching practices

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Listen in as I have a laid-back yet energizing conversation with Tanesha Forman, a middle school teacher entering her 15 th year in the classroom. We talk about disrupting power structures, and Tanesha shares her “freedom dream” in which kids and teachers can fully be themselves in school. Which perspectives am I lifting?

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I was a disengaged student who nearly failed high school

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Let me tell you a story about a disengaged student who later became a teacher. Click play, or subscribe to the podcast and listen on the go! ?. I’d think of another way to explain things besides how the teacher said it and teach it to them in whispers.

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How to humanize your classroom so kids are known, valued, respected, & safe

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: I’m talking to Dave Stuart Jr. If you’re new to his work, Dave is a classroom teacher in Michigan, as well as a published author and exceptional keynote speaker. I think almost every teacher, at least in the U.S., My guest today is Dave Stuart Jr.

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How to deal with a principal who just doesn’t “get it”

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I get a lot emails and messages from teachers about problems with administrators. Some of these teachers feel like their principals place too much emphasis on testing and try to standardize teaching. There’s no freedom for the teachers to be creative or exercise their professional judgment, and there’s no freedom for kids to be kids.

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