https://vimeo.com/1206853969?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Bringing the school year, and (belatedly*) our 7th Annual #Microblog event to a close, the effervescent educator Chris Walker, AKA, @CoachWalk is back with another personalized message for educators. This one nudged me to reflect on the successes that my students and I have had together this year. Chris shares his #teachingreflection videos regularly on social …
When I first stepped into the classroom, I carried a heavy binder of pedagogy and a heart full of expectations. I used to think that being a "great teacher" was a purely technical feat—a puzzle of perfectly timed lesson plans, sophisticated behavior modification systems, and the pursuit of instructional rigor. I obsessed over the data, …
I don’t have a classroom anymore. No attendance to take, no daily lessons to plan, no consistent group of students sitting in front of me. As an assistant athletic director and coach, my interactions are more scattered amongst the hallways, gyms, sidelines, quick check-ins in between everything else. At first, I missed that built-in connection. …
Field Day is more than just a break from the classroom - it’s a carefully crafted experience designed to bring students together through movement, teamwork, and joy. While students arrive ready for fun, what they don’t always see is the incredible amount of time, energy, and resources that go into making the day unforgettable. Behind …
Launched in 2020, over 240 educators and authors have joined in with the last six #microblog events here on slowchathealth.com. All six have been a huge success, lasting a whole month and featuring voices from across the globe. Sharing bite-sized blog posts of approximately 500 words, there have been submissions from experienced bloggers, first-time writers, …
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