Education
Creating Inclusive School Cultures Part II: Leaving Your Comfort Zone
Welcome back to our inclusion series! I hope you had an opportunity to engage in our critical self-reflection activity. If you haven’t, I encourage you to do so before reading on, as those initial insights are essential to our next steps. Through the previous exercise, you made connections to your Emergenetics® Thinking and Behavioral preferences…
Read MoreFind Your Why to Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
Calling all educators – are you ready to get back into the swing of school? I hope you had some time to rest and recharge and are now getting excited for the start of the school year. Even for the most passionate teachers, switching gears from the mindset of summer to the mentality of leading…
Read MoreCreating Inclusive Cultures Part 1: Use Emergenetics to Enhance Self-Reflection
How is your school progressing with its diversity and inclusion efforts? As our classrooms continue to grow more diverse and vibrant, many educators are committing to building an environment that welcomes, honors and celebrates the brilliances that come from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Whether you are making early strides or have well-established programs, critical…
Read MoreMake This Your Summer of Self-Care
You’ve made it! The end of the school year is in sight. Warm weather is on the horizon – or already here in plenty of cities, and summer break is calling your name. After working so hard this year to support your students and colleagues, the simple fact that you have made it is worth…
Read MoreRecognize the Bright Spots from Your School Year
With the end of the school year beaming like a light at the end of the tunnel, many school administrators are likely gravitating toward a third-third Assertive pace to get the year over with, so their teams can take a much-deserved rest. Before you send your staff off to their summer break, I invite you…
Read MoreHelp Your Students Self-Advocate
After a wild year, educators are homing in on the last couple months of the semester. It’s usually around this time when teachers ramp up efforts to set their students up for success in the fall with their next teacher. Given the circumstances of 2020 and 2021, educators may be feeling more stress than usual…
Read MoreAmplify Learner Engagement Using the Emergenetics® Attributes
I have a quiz question for my fellow educators: Are your unit plans primarily designed to engage: A) Your students? B) Your curriculum guidelines? C) Yourself? At the heart, educators always prioritize answer A: your students. In practice, however, it may turn out that your plans more closely reflect your own learning preferences or the…
Read MoreHelp Your Students Succeed with Goal Setting
When I taught elementary school, it was fascinating to see how students approached their learning goals. Some kids looked at their work with a laser pointer, focusing intently on a specific target. Others approached it through a flood light, navigating the different opportunities that came into view. Each method has its gifts. As a teacher,…
Read MoreBuild Trust with Your Educators by Starting with Self Reflection
With only a few weeks left in 2020, educators are likely feeling stretched thin. I remember experiencing this energy dip each year when I was a principal as I helped my staff navigate the hectic time before winter break. This year, that weight may feel heavier. Along with learning new processes and platforms, staff have…
Read MoreHow To: Build Meaningful Relationships with Your Students Virtually or In-Person
For some kids, teachers may be one of the few constants that they can depend on. Their teacher is there for them every day and serves as a steady, guiding light in their lives. In my previous role as an assistant principal, when kids were in an elevated state, I would ask them to identify…
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