by edtosavetheworld | Feb 27, 2018 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient, Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, wellness
(This blog first appeared on Share My Lesson). Has anyone else been having trouble sleeping since the school shooting in Florida? Every single life lost before its time is a tragedy. For many of us, this one feels… different. Perhaps it’s the fact that we had three...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 13, 2018 | News and Trends, Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient, Stage 5: Students as World Changers, wellness
(This blog was originally published on Share My Lesson) Recent revelations of sexual misconduct from public figures may feel very personal to you. Or it may seem far removed from the incredible demands on your time and attention. Chances are, you want to do something...
by edtosavetheworld | Oct 7, 2015 | wellness
It’s October and for those in the United States, it signals the very beginning of cold and flu season. Working in schools puts us at greater risk of infection. Here are some tips for staying healthy. The general principles are to build up your immune system and...
by edtosavetheworld | Sep 30, 2015 | wellness
As educators who want students to save the world via their learning, we probably spend most of our time looking out for and taking care of others. We do them a favor, actually, when we take a few minutes to be good to ourselves. No matter how busy you are or how long...
by edtosavetheworld | Sep 16, 2015 | wellness
If you are like me, you might need an energy boost a couple times a day. Lately I’ve been reaching for sugary snacks way more than I should. Yesterday I ate a brownie after lunch and snacked on sugary junk all afternoon. And yesterday evening, I crashed. It was...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 24, 2015 | Testing and Assessments, wellness
Earlier this month, art students at Burlington High School in Massachusetts were asked to create pieces that responded to this question: “How do you FEEL about standardized tests?” Their teacher, Ms. Chang, published some of their pieces on her class...