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...
by Melinda | Jun 26, 2017 | Reflective Teaching
We’ve been talking about the importance of teacher self-care for a while now. We know that it’s important to take time for ourselves and to do simple acts like drinking enough water, getting enough sleep, and taking deep breaths when stressed. I try to practice these...
by Melinda | Jun 19, 2017 | Personal, Reflective Teaching
I cried every day for 3 months during my first year of teaching. I was incredibly unprepared for how difficult and demoralizing being a teacher could be. But I survived—even thrived eventually—and want to help other new teachers get through. I was so excited for my...
by Melinda | Jun 12, 2017 | Reflective Teaching
When summer rolls around or term break, I am always ready for a break. How about you? The question is how you will spend your break. Hopefully, you’ll do something that you enjoy, something that helps you come back energized and refreshed. What are you going to do...
by Melinda | Jun 5, 2017 | Classroom Management & Organisation, Reflective Teaching
Who else out there has soooo many things that they want to do, but just can’t seem to fit them all in? I’ve read quite a bit about time management and ‘making’ more time to fit in everything I want. I’ve also read articles that ditch the...
by Melinda | May 29, 2017 | Reflective Teaching
For my U.S.-based teacher friends, the end of the school year is at hand. Here in Australia, we’re coming up to the end of the second term. In both cases, it is beyond busy. We’re trying to cram in last bits of teaching and learning, wrapping up assessments and...
