Category: Instructional Coaching
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Be the Marigold: How to Support New Teachers
This post wraps-up my pseudo-series inspired by Cult of Pedagogy‘s “Find Your Marigold.” I’ve discussed how to find those marigolds in a digital age, how to generate a support stack with marigolds as an important part, and today I share how a person can be a marigold to support others.…
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Welcome to The OWL’s Perch: My New Community for Educator Mentorship
In my last post, I shared the journey of my Google Innovator project, a journey that began with a simple but powerful question: How might we invest in Gen Z educators to help them engage their Gen Alpha students? Today, I’m thrilled to introduce the answer I’ve been developing: The…
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Educational Cup of Tea | Discovering My Favorite Problems
In education, teachers often create Essential Questions to help students connect with their learning. The idea of letting these type of questions guide learning is not a new one to me. However, a friend of mine shared the idea of Favorite Problems. They are similar to Essential Questions, but rather…
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Educational Cup of Tea | Why I Stopped Telling My Kids to Be Nice
About four years ago, a friend of mine mentioned the difference between being nice and being kind in her interview for joining the instructional technology team. I used “nice” and “kind” interchangeably until that moment. However, I’ve since learned there is a distinct difference between the two, and I work…
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Educational Cup Of Tea | Something New & A Morning Cuppa
As I looked over the past week, I realized how much I still had left to do before work started back up on Monday. I rested. I ate. I enjoyed the downtime. However, as with most vacation breaks, I could have done with a couple extra days before heading…
An Educational Cup of Tea 