Gavin McCormack posted a great teacher self-assessment tools: 1. Voice – is there noise in your classroom of voices od discussion, cooperation, collaboration, debate and problem solving? 2. Choice – Read more about Teacher Self-Assessment[…]
I am once again inspired by Gavin McCormack’s post on LinkedIn. He said that he posts so often because he hopes to make a difference as an educator. I agree Read more about Educators Make a Difference[…]
Another email I received from Gavin McCormack was about how important failure is to kids learning. Ha states that if we design curriculums that avoid failure, students miss out on Read more about Failure Helps us Learn[…]
Gavin McCormack sent me an inspiring email about the importance of educators having empathy for our students. He says that if we dig deeper into why a child isn’t following Read more about Empathy and Understanding[…]
Gavin McCormack sent me an interesting article about our perception of failure. We as educators must encourage our students to accept failure as an important part of learning. If we Read more about Our Perception of Failure[…]
I love Gavin McCormack’s email about how much we can learn from our children: 1. They never shy away from showing their emotions. 2. They’ll tell you how they feel Read more about We Have a Lot to Learn[…]
Martin Dearlove posted the following things to remember when dealing with challenging behavior which I totally agree with: 1. Don’t take it personally. It’s not about you. 2. The behaviors Read more about Five Things to Remember With Challenging Behavior[…]
Gavin McCormack emailed me an interesting article on how much we can learn from our students. Sometimes educators feel superior to their students but we can learn a lot from Read more about We Have Much to Learn[…]
Once more I enjoyed Gavin McCormack’s email on a noisy, buzzing classroom is absolutely amazing. Traditional quiet classrooms are not necessarily productive classrooms. I’ve always loved when my students are Read more about A Noisy Classroom[…]
Gavin McCormack sent me an interesting article on the power of empathy in education. He writes about the importance of a teacher bringing her heart into the classroom. When a Read more about The Power of Empathy in a Teacher[…]