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Why Many Students Still Aren’t Ready for Virtual Learning
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I watched a revealing video made by Olivia, a freshman student from Toronto. It’s called “Numb,” and it’s just over three minutes long. It describes what life feels like for a kid who’s been forced to learn remotely. If you have three minutes, I encourage you to watch it…
Continue ReadingThe Secret to Leading Poorly Performing Students Well
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn If you’re like me, you’ve attended countless webinars on leading students during a pandemic. You’ve probably read so many articles on COVID-19 you feel like a cross between a therapist and a physician’s assistant. You’ve likely been on video calls so much your eyes are blurry and you’ve contracted…
Continue ReadingHelping Generation Z Use Self-Awareness to Create Self-Confidence
8shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn It didn’t take long for people to recognize that Babe Ruth was a special athlete. The Sultan of Swat was a natural baseball player, better at hitting and pitching than most ballplayers in his time. In fact, at one point, a researcher from Columbia University coaxed him to undergo…
Continue ReadingHow Emotional Intelligence Increases Students’ Influence
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Chuck was a bully on my high school campus. Back in the day, everyone in our class dreaded encountering him. On a good day, he was merely rude or offensive. On a bad day, he’d be downright abusive or violent. Chuck came from a troubled background but knowing that…
Continue ReadingEducators: The Most Important Leadership Trait You Can Teach This Year
25shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A young couple recently moved into a new house. While eating breakfast their first morning, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging her wash on the clothesline in her backyard. “That laundry looks dirty. She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Maybe she needs better detergent,” remarked the wife.…
Continue ReadingTwo Ideas to Enable Students to Engage and Retain a Virtual Lesson
26shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Public education has been founded upon memorization and testing for over a century. While we all agree we must do more than drill our students to memorize curriculum, remembering information will always play a role in learning. Today, millions of teachers face an even more arduous task of doing…
Continue ReadingFour Huge Mistakes Schools Have Made Over the Years
12shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I sat in a well-lit room, full of colorful posters on the walls. Twelve people from four generations sat in a circle. Our goal was to discuss how our world had changed over the decades and if we felt those changes made us better or worse. You can imagine…
Continue ReadingWhat Parents and Teachers Can Do That Google Cannot Do
18shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Many parents fret that they’re not having the same conversations with their children that they did with their parents when they were kids. Teachers fret that engaging students in the classroom is tougher today because they compete against YouTube, Netflix, and Tik Tok. Coaches and youth workers fret that…
Continue ReadingHow this Pandemic Could Change School for the Better
11shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Most of us have mourned what the COVID-19 quarantine has stolen from our teens. Less class time, more screen time, more boredom, and both students and teachers who are uncomfortable with the new normal. Many traditions were removed like sports games, recitals, school plays, proms, and marching bands on…
Continue ReadingWhy Social-Emotional Learning Should Be a Top Priority When Going Back to School
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tomas Macaluso is a principal at North Valleys High School in Reno, Nevada. He and his team have become passionate about establishing social and emotional learning into the 2,200 students who attend NVHS. While Tomas knows academics are important, he is committed to graduating students who are ready for…
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