Tag: Mindset

Be A Marigold: Essential Advice for the Returning Teacher

What do marigolds have to do with teaching and preparation for the year? “Be A Marigold” is a corollary post to Find Your Marigold: The One Essential Rule for New Teachers by Jennifer Gonzalez. Gonzalez uses the nature of the marigold as a metaphor. Here’s a quick summary of the article in 95 words: Marigolds…
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September 4, 2018 3

7 Habits of Highly Innovative Educators: Lessons from The Oregon Trail – Habit 1

Everything I know about innovation in education I learned from playing the game The Oregon Trail. For those of you that might be too young to recall The Oregon Trail, it was one of the first and most successful educational video games. It has gone through many different iterations but the premise remains the same.…
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March 22, 2018 0