Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfing
Best Jobs for Homeschooled Teens by Craig Middleton offers ideas for homeschool and non homeschooled students regarding possible first jobs. The jobs he mentions can teach responsibility and reliability that are vital when it’s time to pursue a professional career.
Best Jobs for Homeschooled Teens by Craig Middleton
September 10th, 2020Waking Up and Moving On After a Heart Transplant by Steve Suto – Part 4
September 5th, 2020In the final part of Steve Suto’s heart transplant saga, he shares his feelings about living with a new heart and how he is trying to be worthy of his donor’s gift. Share his new reality and join me in experiencing the inspiration it offers even for people like me who are likely to never […]
Read entire post...Evolving Learner: Shifting from Professional Development to Professional Learning From Kids, Peers, and the World by Lainie Rowell, Kristy Andre, and Lauren Steinmann
August 31st, 2020
Evolving Learner: Shifting from Professional Development to Professional Learning From Kids, Peers, and the World (©2020) by Lainie Rowell, Kristy Andre, and Lauren Steinmann focuses on how teachers need to learn from their students, their peers, and the world at large. They also need to be allowed to have a voice and choice when it comes to their professional learning rather than be exposed to old school one-size-fits-all professional development.
Making the Wait for a Donor Heart Bearable by Steve Suto – Part 3
August 29th, 2020
Making the Wait for a Donor Heart Bearable by Steve Suto tells the story of waiting six months in the hospital for a heart transplant. He talks about how support from staff, family, friends, and fellow transplant candidates helped him stay strong and make it to the big day. If you have suffered setbacks you will appreciate this even if you are not a transplant candidate. Here are the links to part 1 Reflections of a Heart Transplant Survivor and part 2 How to Qualify for a Heart Transplant.
Student-Centered Teaching / New US AI & Quantum Institutes / Emotional Support for Teachers
August 28th, 2020
Start by learning more about student-centered teaching. Then it’s the creation of new AI and quantum research institutes and giving emotional support to teachers. On to balancing personal and professional social media, batteries that last 28,000 years, how to brainstorm when you are not in the same room, a Fredrick Douglas quote, and The Auckland Zoo’s new baby rhino.
