by Melinda | Mar 23, 2020 | Reflective Teaching
Living in a time of pandemic is scary, and as a teacher, you know you are exposed to so many germs during the best of times. Handwashing, extra sanitizing, trying to figure out how to go online with your lessons or what you can send home with students if school shuts...
by Melinda | Dec 31, 2018 | Reflective Teaching
Have you taken time to look back on what went well this year? Marking our own successes is a great practice. We’re so good at seeing what went wrong, and not so good at celebrating the good. So take a few minutes to do that—and then look ahead. It’s time for New...
by Melinda | Feb 12, 2018 | Reflective Teaching
Some days I’m really aware of how much I love teaching and why, but there are some rough days when I wonder, “Why do I do this?” With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought I’d share 14 reasons I love teaching. Take this list as my valentine to all of you. 14 things I...
by Melinda | Oct 16, 2017 | Reflective Teaching
Exceptional teachers bring passion for their subject and a love of learning to their classroom. They want to make a difference in their student’s lives. They connect with their students. And they know a few key things too. Don’t worry, exceptional teachers don’t...
by Melinda | Oct 9, 2017 | Reflective Teaching
There are things you don’t learn in uni about being a teacher. Some of the things you need to learn are putting theory into practice in the real world of your classroom, but some of them are simply little things that help you survive—and thrive—as a teacher that...
by Melinda | Oct 2, 2017 | Reflective Teaching
Dear New Teacher, How is it going? So many of us enter our classrooms for the first time with excitement and energy and ideas about what we will do . . . and a little bit of anxiety. What if I don’t know the answer? What if I can’t manage my students? What if I just...
