The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Over the next few months, I will be transitioning my website, TheCornerstoneForTeachers.com , to TruthforTeachers.com. million episode downloads, the Truth for Teachers podcast has become my primary method of sharing ideas, and I think the name really embodies the type of resources I want to offer. With more than 6.2

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

You walk over to Jordan to ask, “How’s your day going? Someone else threw the corn out of their salad and all over someone else’s lunch in their haste and disgust. Someone else threw the corn out of their salad and all over someone else’s lunch in their haste and disgust. Do you want to talk about anything?”

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2020

Daphne Williams is a former teacher who became a consultant working for a large educational company and currently works full time as an Instructional Designer. During her speaking engagements for the company at educational conferences, teachers often asked her how she got out of teaching. No time to read now?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tina Barber. Pandemic teaching and learning meant surviving. We survived by using our instincts as teachers to plan and to power through. Despite all the maybes, this truth remains: We’re not the same. I don’t want to be asked: How was your summer?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tina Barber. Pandemic teaching and learning meant surviving. We survived by using our instincts as teachers to plan and to power through. Despite all the maybes, this truth remains: We’re not the same. I don’t want to be asked: How was your summer?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Before we discuss how we can name and disrupt white supremacy culture in schools, Okun offers a word of warning about weaponizing these traits against others–or yourself. I first encountered their work through training in my district, and once I did, I saw the traits everywhere, even in the most seemingly benign actions. Defensiveness.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 22, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Erika Walther, M.Ed. We can move toward methods that work better for both teachers and families. We can move toward methods that work better for both teachers and families. Walther – how are you? The truth is, I did need someone to check on me. .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tina Barber. Pandemic teaching and learning meant surviving. We survived by using our instincts as teachers to plan and to power through. Despite all the maybes, this truth remains: We’re not the same. I don’t want to be asked: How was your summer?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Today on the podcast we’re going to talk about how to mentally leave work at work. How do you keep yourself from worrying or just being distracted by school stuff when it’s time for you to be present with your family, or decompress and relax, or go to sleep at night? 1) Change your clothing to signal a transition.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tina Barber. Pandemic teaching and learning meant surviving. We survived by using our instincts as teachers to plan and to power through. Despite all the maybes, this truth remains: We’re not the same. I don’t want to be asked: How was your summer?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 26, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Real teachers talk about differentiated teaching strategies that worked — and didn’t work — in their classrooms. Last season of the podcast, I introduced you to a new episode format I’m calling the Productivity Roundtable. Want to listen instead of read ?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

If you’ve been listening to my Truth for Teachers podcas t in previous seasons, you’ll remember I have a feature called Ask Angela Anything where I answer teachers’ questions. This post is based on the latest episode of my weekly podcast, Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers. How can I cope with that?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 15, 2021

Work/life balance solutions for teachers. I created the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek program back in 2015, and despite the name, the goal isn’t actually to work 40 hours a week. The average teacher is working 62 hours a week when they join, and 51 hours a week when they complete the program. It isn’t unique to teachers.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 17, 2016

You know the exact problem I’m talking about: you’re patiently showing a student how to solve a problem or figure out a process, and the student responds by saying, “ Can’t you just tell me the answer?”. But the reality of what I’m hearing from teachers and what I’m seeing myself in schools doesn’t always quite match that.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 17, 2016

If you are feeling burned out right now or just a little crispy around the edges, I want this episode to reassure you that your feelings are normal, that you can handle the responsibilities you’ve been given no matter how overwhelming they seem, and that the rewards of teaching outweigh the costs. Want to listen instead of read?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

But ironically, it’s more tiring to keep repeating your request for silence, since nagging kids puts us in a bad mood and after the hundredth time, the kids just tune us out, anyway. You can repeat the song or fingerplay or callback if everyone’s not quiet, but teach kids that the goal is not to sing it more than once. all day long.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

No matter the age of students or context you teach, there should be something here for you! It seems that the general public is waking up to the fact that teachers are burned out. When testing and data seem to rule over the day-to-day life of a teacher, we need to remember what power we do have to create the classroom we want.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

But she was never sure what the other kids were getting out of listening to the presentations. But she was never sure what the other kids were getting out of listening to the presentations. She gives students lots of choices in how they want to do it — on a whiteboard, on a digital tablet, or with paper and pencils.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 12, 2021

This is the time of year when many teachers are facing huge decisions about their careers. And many others are wondering: Should I find another teaching job? I felt like I had lost my way or sold out. In my mind, teaching was not something you just dip in and out of: “ Oh, I’ll teach for a few years and then do something else.”

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 2, 2021

What made teaching easier and more sustainable this school year, and how can we carry those principles over into next year? Those are the questions I’m exploring in this article and podcast episode. Backward design your classroom management: figure out the goal, then decide what action steps will get you there.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Why do good teachers always end up with too much workload? Today on the Truth for Teachers podcast, you’ll get to listen in on a conversation I had with Shawnta Barnes. So, I wanted to center the experiences of the teachers it’s happening to.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 6, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: The Productivity Roundtable talks about time-saving tech tips and tricks for digital organization for teachers. I’ve always thought it would be really cool to get a group of master teachers together to hash out some of their toughest challenges and also to share what’s working.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : Teachers during COVID-19 are working harder than ever, but what if our best truly is not enough? As an educator, it often feels like no matter how much you do, it’s not enough, and there’s always something more expected.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Jen Bengel explains the workshop model, how to create mini-lessons, and how to get students excited about books. My guest today is my good friend Jen Bengel, the owner and creator of Out of This World Literacy. Want to listen instead of read ?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 6, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: The Productivity Roundtable talks about time-saving tech tips and tricks for digital organization for teachers. I’ve always thought it would be really cool to get a group of master teachers together to hash out some of their toughest challenges and also to share what’s working.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: An edu-history lesson with Jennifer Binis on why teachers are overworked and undervalued. As educators, we talk a lot about how teachers are poorly paid and how unrealistic the demands are. Want to listen instead of read ? What time period is this?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

DECEMBER 4, 2016

And most of this just turns out to be wishful thinking. This post is based on the latest episode of my weekly podcast, Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers. A podcast is like a free talk radio show you can listen to online, or download and take with you wherever you go. We don’t stick with it. I can’t say no.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : We’re talking to Doug Fisher about the best practices in distance learning from their book with John Hattie — The Distance Learning Playbook: K-12 Teaching For Engagement and Impact in Any Setting. We didn’t forget how to be teachers. Recap and Big Ideas.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 23, 2016

And the subway really isn’t a good place to do deep thinking or concentrate on a text, because there are so many distractions that pull me out of my train of thought. However, I LOVE audio as a medium, that’s really the heart of why I created this podcast. Podcasts are probably the #1 way I use my time in the car.

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EmergingEdTech

MARCH 7, 2022

When schools transitioned to online learning during the pandemic, it sped up an existing trend of education adapting to the digital world. . You can even use them for your virtual training sessions, where you go over how to plan classroom sessions and create individual learning plans to help students get the most from virtual learning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: I’m answering 12 teacher questions and dishing out advice on time management, classroom management, and more just in time for back-to-school season. If I could tell a teacher in that predicament ONE thing, what would I say? Want to listen instead of read ?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 24, 2016

Others of you still love teaching, but you’re feeling an itch to do something different. You want to make a greater impact for kids, or you want a more flexible schedule, or just feel like there’s something more out there for you. Why I quit my teaching job in the middle of the school year. I have been in your shoes.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Dr. Ilana Nankin talks about Breathe For Change — a wellness program that helps teachers combat burnout and stress through yoga. ANGELA: Tell me about what you’ve learned through your research and experience about the connection between teacher wellbeing and student learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Aaron Pribble on episode 260 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teachers are not all saints, nor are they all slackers. 5 Teacher Myths and How to Dispel them. He is a high school social studies teacher in California.

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