Posts by Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
62: How Much Are You Worth?
Teachers and those that lead them need to take stock of their efforts- are they givers or takers? Are they selfish or selfless? This episode will help you find out where you land on the worth scale and brainstorm ways to increase your worth to not only reach your potential but help others reach theirs…
Listen to EpisodeCurrent Events Help Teach More than Just History
One of the best assignments I ever created for my kids was a weekly current event project. Our school had a subscription to Time for Kids and I would create daily assignments students had to complete and turn in by Friday morning. The articles in Time for Kids were age appropriate and enlightening to what…
Read Full Post61: Make an Excuse or Make a Change
There will always be obstacles to overcome in your personal and professional life. But, how you deal with these obstacles determines your success and happiness. Tune in to learn how to stop making excuses for your choices and use that energy to make the appropriate changes to bust through to your potential! Quotables: It’s [successful…
Listen to EpisodeRelationships Come First
Education is all about communication and relationships. If you can’t relate to people and communicate in a way that is productive, positive and professional then this is vocation is not for you. Since the start of my career in the fall of 2006, I realized that I could reach kids faster if I started connecting…
Read Full Post60: Be Bold with Kristin Houser
Kristin Houser was a classroom teacher for 7 years before transitioning into an instructional coaching position at her same school for the past 5 years. She started a blog at mshouser.com, which will be going into it’s 6th year and serves over 7,000 coaches and teacher leaders. She is the creator of the Time &…
Listen to EpisodeEvery Kid Should Know the Continent Song
Teaching my third graders about the 7 continents used to be such a drag. They didn’t understand the difference between a city, state, country, or continent. Insert sigh here! I began with the lack of background knowledge to help clear up the confusion between city, state, country and continent. Luckily, my kiddos’ brains understood my visual and…
Read Full PostHelping Students Set Goals
Graphics courtesy of Melonheadz [spp-tweet tweet=”You can’t get to where you are going, if you don’t know where you want to go.”] And if you don’t know where you want to go, how do you know where to start? At the ripe age of 9, my fourth grade teacher’s talent made me realize learning can…
Read Full Post59: The Lesson Plan Vortex
The Lesson Plan Vortex can be crippling as a teacher. A lesson plan is a foundation for a strong lesson, but there’s more to teaching than that piece of paper. Learn the three keys to designing quality lessons while still adhering to strict lesson plan requirements. Quotables You cant be a great teacher without…
Listen to EpisodeBe a Star While Solving Math
Do your kiddos HATE Math? Do your kiddos LOVE being a star? Then I have something up my sleeve for you… My favorite part of being a TpT author is getting to create items for my friends’ classrooms. They are often in a crunch planning lessons, organizing their classrooms, communicating with parents, etc that…
Read Full Post#PatioPD is a Game-Changer in Education
International #patiopd Day July 14! Courtesy of #PersonalizedPD Recently I was introduced to a new phenomenon- #patioPD. I had no idea what it was but luckily my #personalizedPD voxer group hooked me up with the details and I was able to take advantage! What is #patioPD? Thanks to Jason Bretzmann for putting it all together…
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