The Principal of Change

JANUARY 4, 2022

In this year’s list, I also include quotes from guests on my podcast, a quote form #BecauseOfATeacher, and quotes from popular culture. The power of a caring teacher can be felt for a lifetime.”. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves.”. Today, resilience has a much broader meaning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 9, 2022

I have been a classroom teacher for 30 years, and I have loved every one of them. I’m one of those people who always knew I wanted to be a teacher. The children who filled the room taught me how to be a teacher. Teachers are hard-working, dedicated, and generous people, right? But none of them have been easy.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Marissa Minnick. Although each day holds the same 24 hours, there is something that we have come to accept as being innately different between “5:00 pm on a Friday” compared to “5:00 pm on a Wednesday.” .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The difference between a conspiracy and conspiracy theory. Having open, offline conversations with people who think differently. What it means to “do your own research” Overcoming cynicism and relentlessly pursuing truth. or subscribe in your podcast app. ?. Listen to the audio below, .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

While I changed names and minor details, this is my teaching life as a 2nd-grade teacher. It does seem at moments (or even for a week or two at a time) that nothing I’m doing is making a difference in student behavior. This is a problem that’s facing teachers as a whole, but here are the ideas that seem to be helping me the most.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 20, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lisa Edinger. . Done is better than perfect” is a quote on my vision board for 2021, but accepting that truth has been years in the making for me. There’s an equipping and an empathy born from learning from mistakes that serves us well if we are accepting of it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

When I went to school, it was all about the 3Rs, desks in rows, and a teacher lecturing from the front of the room. Because they serve significantly different student needs, it seemed they were destined to share the education market. Dedicated teacher training. Personalized student learning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 16, 2021

or subscribe in your podcast app. ?. There is no way I’d be able to do everything I”m doing with Truth for Teachers and 40 Hour Leadership and 40 Hour Instructional Coaches if I had not taken that time to regroup. . The physical activity spurs my brain to think outside the box and often lots of personal realizations come to me.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Today we’re talking about radical acceptance. Radical acceptance is a useful approach in our inner dialogue or self-talk when there are certain things about our work — or any aspect of your life, for that matter — which we cannot change. Click play, or subscribe to the podcast and listen on the go!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Brianna Hodges on episode 154 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Do you ever feel like you’re “just” a teacher? Do you feel like that person up on the stage never could be you? But you have a passion. You have a voice. Find your voice!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 6, 2022

In this article, I’ll share how I adapted my training as an instructional coach and dialectical behavior teacher to start and sustain these conversations. If you aren’t familiar with instructional coaching, check out this podcast episode on developing a coaching mindset. Teacher relationship. Oh wow, that does sound awful.”).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 2, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : In the time of the coronavirus pandemic , planning the first week of school has never been more difficult or confusing for teachers, especially for those that remote learning or teaching is not an option. Classroom routines and classroom organization will surely change.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

If he weren’t making podcasts, Jad Abumrad believes he would be teaching high school. For most of us, that’s a hard feeling to accept—and an increasingly prevalent one. Check out this EdSurge On Air podcast extra, or scroll straight to the Q&A below. I do feel like what we’re doing [as podcasters] is teaching in a way.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 29, 2021

Subscribe to Truth for Teachers in your podcast app, You can also use the play or download buttons below. ?. Sponsored by Planbook , Scholastic Scope , and Midwest Teachers Institute. I have worked with teachers who are super coachable, and some teachers who play the game of being coachable.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

There are crucial questions in educators’ minds: How can schools train every person part of the security and risk landscape? A solid plan requires different people managing and talking to different audiences (from teachers to leaders). The Challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a greater appreciation for 1:1 technology.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 3, 2020

My working theory is that everyone struggles with perfectionism, it simply manifests differently for different people. Things have to match our personal standard in order to be acceptable — and that’s a sneaky form of perfectionism. Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

You can listen to this episode of the MindShift Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , NPR One , Spotify , Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. This can leave a person wondering, “Is there anyone who is good at navigating these types of conversations?”. Not necessarily.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

I have no idea what I’m doing as a teacher. I’m just not capable of doing everything that needs to be done as a teacher. I don’t know why other people say I’m such a good teacher — I really don’t deserve it and haven’t done a very good job. That self-doubt was always with me as a teacher and has never left me even now.

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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? Because I think that is a reality for many teachers right now: what you are capable of doing for your students, given the limitations, is just not enough.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 17, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: There’s a lot of research out there about what it means to be a warm demander but what I’m hoping to add to the conversation with this episode is a personal touch: What exactly does being a warm demander look like? But I’ll tell you why I like this approach.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2018

More recently Duckworth is leading an effort to create materials for teachers based on her research, so that, as she says, her work around grit is more than just a slogan on an inspirational poster or a Pinterest card. You can listen to a complete version below, or on your favorite podcast app (like iTunes or Stitcher ).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 27, 2023

My teacher language has changed over the past decade. This is partly because of my own professional development around different classroom management philosophies, partly from my own mental adjustment in response to student misbehavior, and also partly from listening to the way other teachers and myself talk to students.

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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? I’m talking to Shawnta Barnes about this phenomenon and the different ways you can stand up for yourself. So, I wanted to center the experiences of the teachers it’s happening to.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 15, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Jennifer Brinkmeyer. An alternate approach, where teachers co-construct community and rules with students, is certainly more welcoming. Without a dedicated ritual, this approach can lose steam throughout the year with students and teachers reverting to internal norms. .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

I don’t know if this fact was lost on me as a new teacher, or I just didn’t have the mindset tools to cope. Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go! Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go! ?. You see, I had a secret rule for my students.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 14, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Stephanie Reece. Being a teacher is demanding in many ways. Reflecting on your choices as a teacher is a wonderful skill and can help you improve in many ways. I have always struggled with the mental load of the job. Reframe #2: YOU Are Who Your Students Need.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

I can’t begin a new season of a podcast called TRUTH for teachers without acknowledging the changes that have occurred since Season 4 ended two months ago. But the truth is that we’ve been too comfortable. This post is based on the latest episode of my weekly podcast, Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 12, 2020

She’s the host of the iTunes top-rated self-help podcast “Un-F Your Brain,” which has been downloaded over 5 million times, and she has been featured in outlets like Marie Claire , Mind Body Green , MSN.com, and The Huffington Post. . My guest today is Kara Loewentheil , who has a B.A. from Yale and J.D. from Harvard Law.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 20, 2022

Every day teachers share stories of stress, burnout, and moral injury. For the past two years, I have worked in two different school systems, in two different states, as an instructional coach. Prioritize inclusion for teachers. It’s when a group or a person cares about one thing over all others.

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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

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Megan Faherty. As a high school teacher, I hear this refrain all the time: “I love working with students, I enjoy planning, but ugh! I know that to many teachers, “Assign less work,” sounds like, “Don’t do your job. What’s good for teachers is what’s good for students.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Megan Faherty. As a high school teacher, I hear this refrain all the time: “I love working with students, I enjoy planning, but ugh! I know that to many teachers, “Assign less work,” sounds like, “Don’t do your job. What’s good for teachers is what’s good for students.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

At a time when teachers are experiencing increased scrutiny, mistrust, and criticism from so many angles, it can be difficult to have the confidence needed to feel like you’re doing good work and can truly be yourself. So where does confidence as a teacher come from when you’re constantly hearing about everything you’re doing wrong?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

The Truth for Teachers podcast is doing a two-part series about media literacy this season. Back in episode 216, I spoke with Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project about how educators can be informed media consumers and advocates for truth. We can’t teach skills to students if we don’t have those skills ourselves.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2019

One of the frustrations that I think has been common to every teacher, in every location, across the history of time, is that of having your instruction interrupted by someone who’s not paying attention. Subscribe to Truth for Teachers in your podcast app, or download the audio here and listen on the go!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 2, 2021

Those are the questions I’m exploring in this article and podcast episode. What follows is a condensed transcript of my conversation with Amy Stohs , who is currently a 2nd grade teacher in Northern Virginia, and was named Teacher of the Year in 2019 while she was teaching 6th grade. or subscribe in your podcast app. ?.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Dr. Catlin Tucker , a blended learning coach and teacher of 16 years, shares her expertise about tackling the different aspects of blended teaching including engagement, group work, and assessment in a virtual classroom or hybrid setting.

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