Weekly Inspo Vids - Week Five
Hey friends,
It’s been a hectic week. I’m definitely feeling the first-week-back-with-kids exhaustion. It’s like running a marathon without training. I know the stamina will kick back in next week. Excited for a bit of downtime this weekend.
Hope the week wasn’t too intense for you. And after the thousands of parent questions, schedule changes and staff dilemas, I hope things start to settle for you soon.
This week’s video is all about a teacher who brings his outside passion into his time with kids. Always inspiring for me. I hope your teachers enjoy it.
And I really like this week’s Emailable PD. A page out of Berit Gordon’s The Joyful Teacher. I hope it helps!
Enjoy!
P.S. Man, last week’s video … not popular! I’m always interested to know why. Also, don’t forget to vote!
Weekly Video
Use in staff newsletters, encouraging emails, etc.
How a hero teaching is inspiring inner-city teens with music
Possible Caption: Our own passion and interests can inspire our students.
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Weekly Quote
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
Walt Disney
Weekly Emailable PD
Use in staff newsletters, emailable PD messages, etc.
This week we’re analyzing the classroom environment - how it welcomes, informs and, sometimes, distracts kids. We include a short exercise that your teachers can do on their own in the classrooms to self-assess their classroom atmosphere. This is taken from The Joyful Teacher by Berit Gordon of Columbia’s Teacher’s College. I’ve found it helpful myself and I think your teachers will as well.
See below for downloadable PDFs and JPEGs for your staff newsletters.