Imagine you get to be the person that helps someone affirm their calling into a particular profession. Imagine that profession has impacts on each and every one of the 50 million students in today's K-12 Schools. Yes, Health Education and Physical Education Teacher Education Faculty have the best jobs in the world, but we are …
This year I was offered the opportunity to do something I had always wanted to do: teach a PETE class. My first reaction was “Wow! I am so honored and excited to do this!” Fast track to: “There is no way I can do this! I know nothing about teaching college kids! I will fail …
In my opinion, students need positive rewards now more than ever! Surely, you can make an argument about intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation…. but that's for another blog post. All I know is that I love my job, but I wouldn't work for free! So, with that said, how can we motivate students to do the …
I quit…. being the positive encourager. I quit being the positive encourager. I have chosen to go to the dark side. I will allow my critical nature to fully take hold and spend my career calling out malpractice and positioning myself to take down every teacher employed to teach who fails to meet the basic …
Flashback to August 2020. My husband and I are both teachers, on the way out of town on a road trip listening to the governor speak about what school would look like in high covid times. It was hard to find good things in the world and hard to find joy. In the same month, …
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To the Teacher Class of 2021/2022, In the final experience as a PhD Candidate at the University of Texas I sat impatiently waiting to be recommended by the College of Education’s Dean, Dr. Martinez, to receive my doctorate. As I sat there, UT’s Core Values were shared, and I was full of pride as I …
Do not confuse or conflate—my mantra since this seismic global shift, as I’ve been in lockdown for nearly eleven weeks with my family. Last summer, we moved from my birthplace to a new state on the other side of the country. The move (both the literal and emotional processes) was an absolute nightmare, which made …
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