What is cozy about learning with @AlbrightSRI? It's journaling about the hidden language of nature & s'mores at the fire & #TotalExperienceLearning in the beauty of @Berksnature!
"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." - Amelia Earhart
If you want to achieve great things, flip the traditional model on its head:
• Old Way: Learn —> Do
• New Way: Do —> Learn
Just get started.
- @SahilBloom in The Curiosity Chronicle
Elizabethtown College is partnering with @AllianceForBay to participate in a lawn conversion program that will help @PennsylvaniaGov meet its Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction goals!
Read more about Etown's sustainability efforts: bit.ly/3EGOlOb.
Many “best practices” were created for a world that no longer exists.
In the face of change, the routines that once moved you forward often become the ruts that hold you back.
No practice is ever perfect. The day you stop being open to improving is the day you start stagnating.
Students & schools can't be healthy if our teachers aren't well. Teacher wellbeing is the most important issue in education. Join us Wed. Oct 6 at 7PM to learn from @FelixYerace & to share your perspectives as a PA teacher on this critical topic
Register: bit.ly/ptac-teacher-wellbein…
John has developed a mindset and a process to better tell the story of our schools. If John, or I, can assist, please reach out. We are making progress in Pennsylvania. Other jurisdictions are welcome to join @ShawAllanJ @amackley@BriannaLynnEdu @testsensejt @EtownCollege
We're starting the school year on a high note by being named to the @ThePrincetonRev Best Colleges in the Northeast list, which noted Etown's:
☑️ Personalized faculty attention
☑️ Student-centered culture
☑️ Safe environment
Learn more: bit.ly/3mW2GRn.
PTAC Members, this is your time to share with us. Our Fall Key Series will highlight issues related to teacher retention & recruitment.
Facilitator applications due September 7, 2021. bit.ly/2WyVgbA
ALT Call for Proposals - Bring Your Idea to the Table in our Key Series - facilitator application link included
The industrial system would rather settle for mediocre than suffer between moments of brilliance & occasional defects...we have the opportunity to do work that is unexpected, generous & original-Variability, industrialization & hating your job seths.blog/2021/08/variabili…#ReframeWork
What do other people deserve?
Perhaps it’s related to what you think you deserve:
Kindness.
Dignity.
A chance to speak up.
A fair shot at achievement.
The benefit of the doubt.
PS today is Juneteenth.
seths.blog/2021/06/what-do-o…#dignity#respect#kindness
Feedback is vital to create change. I always joke that I’m confetti & hugs but I like to keep it 100%. Through my learning as an educator/therapist, I realize even more so it’s not just about feedback-it’s about effective feedback that will move people forward. @cultofpedagogy