Weekly Inspo Vids - Week Twenty Seven
Hey friends,
Welp, we dodged the bullet for a while, but all my kids are sick. And my wife is coming down with it as well. Which means I’m writing this on very little sleep, so I apologize in advance.
As I hit the weekend with that foggy, stuck-in-first-gear mental state, I find myself thankful for a slow couple of days on deck. I hope that, however you happen to be feeling, your agenda accommodates you.
We’ve got a great video this week … at least I think so. I show it to my students each term, and it always gets a good response. I think people want permission to unplug. Consider it given by this professor. And maybe recommend that your teachers show it to their students if it’s age-appropriate. It always yields interesting conversations.
And this week’s Emailable PD marks the penultimate edition in our series of the top ten research studies of 2025. It’s all about the quality of pre-service teacher prep. Turns out the “just give ‘em a boatload of theory” approach doesn’t really work. Who would’ve thought?
I hope you love it!
Cheers,
Mike
P.S. It may only be February, but I’m already deep in the planning of changes to the newsletter for ‘26-27. I’m really excited. I’ll be sending the “Year in Review” survey early this year to maximize my time to refine things over the summer.
Here’s a teaser:
Weekly Video
Use in staff newsletters, encouraging emails, etc.
You Need to Be Bored. Here’s Why.
Possible Caption: Boredom is good for our students. And for us.
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Weekly Quote
“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
William James
Weekly Emailable PD
Use in staff newsletters, emailable PD messages, etc.
Suggested Email Body:
This week is an invitation to recognize just how complex your work truly is.
Teaching is deeply human work. Every day requires real-time decisions, constant adjustments, and responsiveness to students who vary widely in readiness, pace, and emotion. It is one of the few professions where expertise must show up moment by moment, in front of a live audience.
This week’s resource explores research showing that teaching skill develops not just through understanding strategies, but through practice, feedback, and reflection. The findings reinforce what many educators already know: growth comes from trying, refining, and trying again.
Keep up the good work!
