Posts by Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
75: Teacher Tools with Chuck Poole
Chuck Poole is a 15 year veteran teacher and athletic coach in New Jersey. He has coached at the middle school level in various sports such as soccer, basketball, softball, and baseball. Chuck’s passion is to impact kids and those that teach them everyday. His podcast is called Teachonomy Talks, found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio,…
Listen to EpisodeNews Flash: Teachers are Unprepared!
Our nation is in a deep need for teachers- great teachers at that. However, as the years progress, less and less educators are entering our pipeline leaving our classrooms without leadership. That creates a whole bunch of new problems that I won’t go through in this particular blog post. Instead, I want to focus on…
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Instead of shielding our kiddos from the harsh realities of the world outside of the classroom, we need to teach them how to understand adversity and respond with compassion and respect. We must create opportunities for children to expect differing opinions and respond appropriately so that when they interact in society they are operating in…
Listen to EpisodeWelcome Baby Lily!
Many of you know that we were blessed with pregnancy in January and have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our first bundle of joy! Meet our sweet Lily girl: Lillian Elizabeth Bridgers She was born on October 26th, 2016, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. My husband Adam…
Read Full Post73: Family First
There are times when we are faced with a decision to show up to work or show up for our family. Learn how to put the guilt aside, prioritize family moments, and be your best at work and home without ever having to choose between the two. Tune in to this episode to hear just…
Listen to EpisodeFlipped Learning….for TEACHERS!
How many of you HATE attending staff meetings and/or professional development sessions? I know I do! Well, that is until I found edcamp and flipped learning events. (Are you new to the edcamp scene? Check out my previous posts here: edcampQC madness, edcamp voxer 2015 and edcamp voxer 2016.) What I love about these two…
Read Full Post72: Upwards and Outwards
Sometimes we think we have nothing left to give and there’s no more opportunity for growth in our current circumstances. But we must think outside the box and realize we can expand our capacity upwards and outwards. Tune in to hear just how to do that! Quotables #underconstruction Jump from the confined pond to the…
Listen to EpisodeThrifty Thursday- 3rd Edition
Thrifty Thursday Each week I bring to you helpful tips to become a more effective educator on the Always A Lesson fan page on Facebook. (Give it a quick like by clicking here!) I decided to start grouping my social media posts into a blog post incase you might have missed anything. Time to get caught…
Read Full Post71: Your Approach Outweighs your Message
No matter how great your message is, if you can’t deliver it the way your audience needs to hear it, your message will never be heard and digested. Prepare for your interactions by focusing on your approach just as much as the message you are to deliver. Tune in to this podcast episode to hear…
Listen to EpisodeHelp Kiddos Become Word Problem Sleuths!
Being a 3rd grade teacher for years, I know firsthand about the battle that students face with solving word problems. For many students, a paragraph of complicated math concepts and verbiage are enough to send them into an anxiety provoked tailspin. No matter how much I encouraged kiddos to take it sentence by sentence or reference…
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