Science Better: Showing Thanks

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TL;DR: It is important to reflect on who has had a positive impact on your education journey. I want to thank the “giants” who have shaped my views of science and education. Reach out to the people who have helped you become the amazing educator that you are and thank them! Mr. Anthony During the month of November, I tend … Read More

Moving From Self-Care to Collective Care

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TL;DR: While self-care is important, it has become a way of shifting the responsibility, whilst putting more work on the shoulders of already overwhelmed educators. Mutual aid is collective coordination to meet each other’s needs. Collective care removes the responsibility from the shoulders of individual teachers and shifts the onus to the school, district, and educators as a collective group. … Read More

The Best of Teach Better 2022

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TL;DR: The Teach Better Conference lit the transformational fires of the people who attended. Community is critical in affirming our ‘why,’ instigating collaboration, and inspiring us to celebrate all the ways we show up for students whether we are in classrooms, district offices, or running our own teacher-focused business. Teach Better 22 was inclusive not just by celebrating those with … Read More

Remove the Guardrails: Facilitate a Productive Struggle

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TL;DR: Mistakes are essential to experience growth. Support students and facilitate a productive struggle for maximum growth. Challenges: Facilitate a Productive Struggle Mistakes are critical to deepening one’s reflection and becoming available for growth. Challenges are what we need to embrace the core of who we are, and what we could potentially become. Failure does not define us. It refines … Read More

Reflections of a Teach Better Ambassador

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TL;DR: Light waves can either be transmitted, absorbed, refracted, and/or reflected depending on the material it encounters. An educator’s voice can shine, be stifled, be amplified, and can help to support others. Teach Better Ambassador applications open on November 1, 2022. Are you ready to amplify your voice and help others find theirs? Teach Better Team On Friday, October 14, … Read More