Over the past year, I’ve been delighted to partner with Alfred G. Waters Middle School in Middletown, DE. We’ve worked on student motivation, teacher motivation, and early career teacher support. Recently, Dr. John Tanner (AGW’s principal) wrote the following message to his faculty that ties in well to the end-of-year thread we’ve been pursuing on […]
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School Year Shut Down: Acknowledge a Colleague
All right — time for this week’s first super-simple shot at helping your soul ready for summer. (For the full series, head here.) Here’s the play: Pick a colleague, any colleague. Sit down with a sheet of paper. Brainstorm moments or observations or memories from this year that you’ve appreciated about this colleague. Tell them […]
School Year Shut Down: Fill a Box with Stuff*
Hi there, colleague! Today’s our third in a series mean to help us ready our souls for summer. The full series list is here. Each article is super micro for your stress-reduction pleasure. Gosh — I just LOVE the feeling of a coming summer. Today’s strategy for shutting down a school year: fill a box […]
School Year Shut Down: Rest Your Best
This summer, what if we set out to accomplish something HUGE — something like RESTING at an ALL-TIME HIGH! I explain in this brief video (below, or here if you’re not seeing a video). The idea today is simple, colleague: What would it look like for you to make this summer your absolute best summer […]
School Year Shut Down: Getting Our Souls Ready for Summer
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a delightful series. For the others, click the any of the following: Rest Your Best, Fill a Box with Stuff, Acknowledge a Colleague, Reframing the End-of-Year Countdown, and Dedicate the Year Behind. Dear colleague, Yesterday I took the chance to walk to work. I live close to […]