Congratulations! You are ALMOST at the finish line for another successful year in the classroom!!!  HIP HIP HOORAY! I always loved the end of the year when I could really enjoy my time with the kiddos, from doing unique projects to having authentic conversations not tied to evaluations. I thought you might find it helpful…

As an educational consultant, I often get asked to help with hiring and training of personnel. With over 1,000 interviews under my belt this year alone, there are a few patterns that I wanted to call out in hopes it helps those of you on your own interview adventures nail not just a job, but…

Hot Tip Tuesday 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 in case you might have missed anything. [click here…

I thought I would participate in the #YOUREdustory Blogging Challenge from time to time. Each week there is a blog topic that educators write about and this week’s topic made me pause- that’s when you know, you gotta dive right in! How do you cope with the stress of being an educator? What do you…

All I hear on the news and read in articles lately are theories on our current teacher shortage in the United States, more specifically a quality teacher shortage. I’m calling this crisis, a ‘Teacher Bind.’ Throughout my work as a teacher coach and as hiring support staff in my local school district, this topic hits home for…

Did I ever tell you that I was not prepared to teach my first year? I spent four years becoming a teacher and I was still NOT ready. Why? All of my educational courses were based in theory instead of practical application. I understood the law, trends and influential minds behind our educational system. This…

I have to admit, I had NO IDEA what a podcast was and I didn’t care either. I have seen people listening to their phones for years now and assumed they were listening to music that they downloaded. I even heard others discuss something interesting that they heard on a podcast. But, I dismissed these…

  I thought I would participate in the #YOUREdustory Blogging Challenge from time to time. Each week there is a blog topic that educators write about and this week’s topic made me pause- that’s when you know, you gotta dive right in! What is your “one word” that will inspire you in your classroom or…

Growth. We expect it of our students,  but we don’t nurture it with our teachers in the same manner. Why? I guess we expect teachers to be experts in a sense. That means they have learned what is required of them and apply it in effective ways. Educators aren’t in a learning role, they are in…