Professional Learning for Busy Educators

One thing that is important to me is that we, as adults, are modeling the practice of elevating other adults and inspiring them to succeed in meaningful ways.  Not only is this beneficial to others, but ourselves.  When I do things to help others, it selfishly leads me to have a better feeling about myself. To know that I had a part in amplifying someone’s message or helping them in some way to get to a higher level of success is something that I find satisfying. But it is also modeling something to our students (and children) as well.  Why would kids cheer on one another if the adults are not doing the same?

For the last two years, I have shared some of my favourite quotes from the past year that have inspired me or made me think deeper about a subject. I wanted to provide some for this year as well.  Have an amazing 2019!

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? How does that work out for you? Do you make it to the end of the year with completed checkboxes? Are all your line items marked off the list?

For me, New Year’s Resolutions result in failure.

Every.

Single.

Time.

You're having one of those days when nothing seems to be going right.

It seems like the world is out to get you, and now you find that you've fallen into a major emotional funk.

What can you do? Resign yourself to getting crabbier and more despondent by the second -- and thus turn your bad day into a bad week?

No way. Instead, watch one (or all!) of these inspiring, feel-good TED Talks — and prepare for your bad day to turn right around.