We All Could Do With a Little More “Happy”
A parent of one of my students recently sent me this video: Shawn Achor encourages us to think differently about the correlation between success and happiness. Many people would say that if you become...
View Article16 Rules for Sharing Your Story
Yesterday, I posted about Sharing Your Story. Today, I turned the “16 Rules” into a graphic that I will share with my students tomorrow at school – and with you tonight! Click on the image to enlarge....
View ArticleTo Learn Is To Live
A beautiful reminder to stay curious, always, because the future belongs to the curious.
View ArticleNever Lose the Why
I love GapingVoid cartoons. Here is the one that I am most recently in love with: Source: gapingvoidart.com via Sonya on Pinterest As a fan of Simon Sinek and “Start With Why?”, this cartoon is a...
View ArticleWhat Do You Want In A School?
I have taught in New Zealand, Laos, the United States, Germany, Thailand, Japan, back to the US, and now back to Germany. Each year I spend time wondering what sort of year I am going to have and each...
View ArticleThree Fantastic Videos
What is Water? I had previously heard the analogy of the fish and the water but I had not connected it to this speech. This animated version of the graduation address is a piece of art in itself, in...
View ArticleYou Matter!
My new team leader shared the following video with us. Part of a course she is doing talks about the impact on student learning when you make your students feel valued and this is a great reminder to...
View ArticleInspired to Inspire
Who inspires you? What inspires you? When I think of all the people, places, books, articles, blog posts, websites that inspire me, I wonder: where would my ideas come from if not from the sparks of...
View ArticleBe Kinder, Love Biggest
I am a huge fan of Wonder by R.J Palacio and an equally huge fan of Mr. Tushman, the principal of Beecher Prep who encourages us all to: …always try to be a little kinder than necessary. I was...
View ArticleGoodwill + Empathy = Compassion
I read a fantastic blog post by my friend and former colleague, Marina Gijzen. Marina is an exceptional teacher who, in my opinion, embodies the very definition of a compassionate teacher. If I had...
View ArticleAt Least I Tried….
I love GapingVoid. Always, it seems to me that Hugh writes his cartoons specifically for me. Here is what was in my mailbox this morning: It was accompanied by this text… My kids are one week into...
View ArticleThe Icarus Deception – FREE TO YOU!
Win me! Just enter a comment below! How far will you fly? What are you making? How do you share your art? What are you passionate about? The Icarus Deception from Squarespace on Vimeo. Last year, I...
View ArticleShow Your Work
I am a big believer in “Process over Product”. I have posted about this before. It would appear I am not alone (thankfully!). Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist, has a new book in the works...
View ArticleShare Some Love!
Yesterday I posted about Austin Kleon’s upcoming book, Show Your Work. I was thinking of #10 as I wrote this post. It reads: This one leapt out at me. Perhaps because as a new mom, I am realizing very...
View ArticleDon’t Wait For The World To Whack It To You
I am tired. And I should be in bed. But I am reading my email because the tiny human, furry human, and loving husband are in bed and the house is quiet. And just delivered from GapingVoid is this...
View ArticleYou Are Beautiful
I was given a perfect gift. I say “perfect” because I just love it, I know it was given with love, and I know I can pass it on to others. It is a stunning, inspiring, beautiful book, titled, “You Are...
View ArticleChoose To Be Passionate
I saw a post on a blog about being passionate, and it really resonated with me. Check it out yourself, but in a nutshell it proposes the idea that instead of waiting to be filled with passion (putting...
View Article#thekidsneedtoknow
Everybody knows someone younger than them, and they should be teaching them awesome stuff…..it might sound scary, but it’s true!” – Kid President Kid President’s Open Letter To Babies On Their First...
View ArticleDear Future…
I am pretty much always looking to connect what I curate to my students in my classroom. I think it opens a window to the bigger picture, brings in different perspectives, and makes us feel – happy,...
View ArticleInstructions For A Bad Day
School, for many teachers, is either starting for the new year, about to start, or already in full swing. Quite like no other profession, teachers are paired with a room full of tiny humans and set...
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