Why Change Mindsets About Student Potential?
Often, I would work with students who, on-record, had learning disabilities, yet, when they were given strategies that honored their learning style, these students had the potential to be successful.
Teaching Emotions in the Classroom
Children may not have the word for what they are feeling, but they may recognize the emotion in the expression on a child’s face. Ask children to point to the face that best expresses their own feeling. Give them the label for that feeling, using it as a springboard for discussion.
12 Ways to Teach Kids to Recognize and Label Their Emotions
Help students understand situations that cause them to experience a specific emotion.
Your Voice Is Your Business – Don’t Abuse It
I nearly lost my voice forever. Here’s how to prevent it from happening. Several years ago, I found myself sitting in the office of an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist, panicking. For over a year, I had suffered from laryngitis and other chronic voice issues. The doctor, knowing that I was a pr [...]
The Human Cost of Poorly Implemented LMS
You Lose Top Performers and Neurodivergent Thinkers Because of This Ben was working in sales for a very well-known company. He always knew he was a slow reader, but didn’t know why. When his daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, he realized that he also had dyslexia. He saw that she experienced the [...]