Posts by Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
10 Ways to Lead Others as a Classroom Teacher
Leading others as a classroom teacher can be the most powerful way to drive instructional growth and development. As a classroom teacher, you live and breathe your own tips, strategies, and general advice. You understand the current demands, obstacles, and struggles. Others are more apt to partner together with you since you relate to their…
Read Full PostCH Bonus: Secrets to Powerful PD for Teachers
Gone are the days that PD sessions should be viewed as a one-and-done meeting. Professional development should be seen as a whole program experience, that people will talk about and think about after it is over. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat where our guest educator – Erica – shares her tips, tricks, and secrets…
Listen to Episode261: Capturing Fear
Fear can be crippling and truly rob us of our greatest potential. Fear can keep us from taking that new position or doing hard things. How can we overcome fear? Listen in as I share about my experience with fear and the steps I have taken to take control of it instead of it taking…
Listen to EpisodeQualities of Effective Feedback for Educators
[bctt tweet=”Feedback is an opportunity for growth whereas effective feedback is the roadmap for getting there. ” username=”gschultek”] As educators, we want to continue to hone our craft by staying up-to-date on the latest best practices. We also want to know where we measure up in comparison to the expectation for our role. Seeking feedback helps…
Read Full PostCH Bonus: Stress and Teacher Support
Teachers are stressed out now more than ever before. As teacher leaders, it is important that we know and understand the stressors our teachers face so that we can help with solutions. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat as we discuss the stressors our teachers are facing and how we can help. Quotable We need…
Listen to Episode260: Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce
Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce discuss their Make Math Moments Three Part Framework. In their framework they discuss sparking curiosity within students all while fueling student sense making and igniting your teacher moves. Jon and Kyle make it easy to help us inspire our students to dive deeper in the classroom Quotables How do we…
Listen to EpisodeHow to Lead a PD Huddle at your School Site
PD huddles are one of many ways to engage teachers in learning opportunities. Sitting passively in a professional development (PD) meeting is wasting stakeholders’ time. As teacher leaders, we have to create learning opportunities for teachers that are engaging, but that also translate to more effectiveness in the classroom. This method will increase motivation, buy-in…
Read Full PostCH Bonus: Collaborative Planning Teams
Planning as a team is essential. Many times, though, we find that time to plan is not on our side. Listen in on this Clubhouse Chat as we discuss how to structure collaborative planning teams with teachers! Quotable Sometimes conversations need more time. Splitting up that time throughout the week allows for those deeper conversations.…
Listen to Episode259: Max Out Your Minimum
After several years of pushing our limits, giving all we have as educators, it’s time to truly maximize our efforts. How might we scale back from the stress and give our best when tasks are piling up each day? Allow yourself to be fully present and effective. This happens when you discover that sweet spot…
Listen to Episode10 Alternative Options for Professional Development for Teachers
Teachers deserve ongoing learning opportunities. Although this is true, working in the Covid era has eroded the desire and brain capacity to take on new learning. Long gone are the ineffective, sit-and-get PD sessions for teachers. Teachers need alternative professional development options. If the goal of PD is to support the ongoing learning of teachers,…
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