If you’re a teacher, you know that teaching can be a highly demanding, stressful job.
Unlike other professions, there is little if any downtime. You must constantly be on and present when teaching children or teenagers. Take your eye of the ball for a moment, and the opportunity for learning is gone (and students behave badly. Like sharks in water, I think they can smell the blood).
But seriously, teachers need a practical, sustainable method of self-care and, right now,...
With more and more schools closing as a precaution due to the coronavirus spreading in the United States, parents might find these free resources of interest to use with their children. Teachers who are working with students online, might also find these education FREEBIES of value. (Grades 4 and up)
Hoping our world gets back to some normalcy, soon. Stay healthy!
Gail Hennessey
My Website: Lots of free teaching idea for...
“We want kids to love learning, and ultimately become lifelong learners.” – Nisha Ligon
Providing education for every child, even in areas where exposure is limited, is essential for the success of future generations. Several of these limited areas exist in Africa. There are organizations leveraging...
“We chose to focus on students and families going through very private processes of grief and healing.” – Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman
As producers for Nightline, Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman, the directors of After Parkland, had been on assignments in mass casualty situations many times. After...
“People are not selected based on their grades but on their experiences, motivations and eagerness to contribute to a shared learning space.” – Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius
Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius is the CEO and Principal of KaosPilot, a learning organization that was founded in 1991 in Denmark by ...
I recently spoke with a student teacher, who took an internship in Bahrain, an island nation in the Middle East. She was obviously happy with her new adventure, teaching elementary students on a U.S. base in a foreign country. Obviously, the newness of the situation, the cultural experiences, and new faces played a role.
But I believe one of the reasons she was fulfilled in the classroom was that school administrators gave her freedom to be creative, to try new things. She raved...
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