By Christine Quigley, Teacher-Mentor I sometimes have a difficult time remembering what life was like before March. How did we get here and when will it end? Everything I’ve learned in my life has taught me that acceptance is the only way to avoid suffering. So I have accepted the changes that come with teaching …
Two Mental Shifts that have Helped Me Deal with Teaching During Covid Read More »
By Cindy Schwartz, Co-founder and executive director of secondary education What is self care? When is there even time for a teacher to focus on themselves either during the school day or once they go home? We are constantly lesson planning, marking homework and assessments, meeting or calling parents, attending faculty and department meetings, completing …
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By Carmella Stone-Klein, Head of Yoga and Mindfulness When was the last time you made time to sit with yourself and just be? How well do you know the shape of your inner Self, the Self that doesn’t identify with external concerns like where you come from, what you do for a living, who you’re …
By Cindy Schwartz, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Secondary Education How many of you have had a student in your classroom who defies class rules, annoys other students intentionally, blames others for their mistakes, loses their temper often and is usually angry and irritable? I have certainly had students like that in my classroom and …
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Setting our kids up for success is Teaching 101. So let’s set ourselves up for success now. Teacher burn out is real. Our kids need us healthy.
By Cindy Schwartz, co-founder and executive director of secondary education A very real problem that many of us have faced in our classrooms is the act of “settling down” or “quieting” a class. So here we go. Does this sound familiar? It’s 7:50 am and the morning announcements are over. The room is noisy, buzzing, …
Chime In: How to Get Your Classroom to Settle Down Read More »
By Roxee Lore, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Elementary Education American educator and philosopher Nel Noddings wrote, “My contention is first that we should want more from our educational efforts than adequate academic achievement and, second, that we will not achieve even that meager success unless our children believe that they themselves are cared for …
By Lori Bellan, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Social-Emotional Learning Last week, we hosted our first Attentive Talks, a weekly virtual meeting for teachers to come together and vent their frustrations, share their experiences, and learn a few self-soothing skills along the way. As I watched this incredible group of teachers connect, I felt enthused …
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By Cindy Schwartz, co-founder and executive director of secondary education at Attentive Teaching Can history teach us how to empathize? It’s all in the way you approach it. We can teach empathy in our classrooms if we utilize specific activities that will enable students to understand how it feels to ‘walk in someone else’s shoes.’ …