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The Secret to Being Your Own Boss

May 29, 2019 by Brooke Hamby

Teachers are a little bossy. Don’t take offense, dear friend. I’m bossy too. One of the perks of being a teacher is being in charge of our classroom. If you stop to think about it, we’re in charge of just about everything in our classroom from lesson planning, to design, to structure, and just about…

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The Power of the Groundhog Day Strategy

May 22, 2019 by Brooke Hamby

Have you ever had a student who repeats the same mistake over and over again? You continue to teach or re-teach—or correct their misbehavior—but they still do the same, wrong thing. It’s like that movie Groundhog Day—an endless loop of the same day in and day out—pure torture to some. Groundhog Day is an iconic movie…

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How to Use Mistakes As Learning Opportunities for Yourself

May 15, 2019 by Brooke Hamby

Whoosh! Like that it’s the end of another school year. The year goes by fast but the days and weeks sometimes go slowly. We’re now in the midst of planning end-of-year activities and closing up our classrooms. It’s almost time to refresh and renew with summer break. . .Ahhh. . .can you imagine it? Hold…

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Two Types of Courage and How You Can Find Your Inner Superhero

April 10, 2019 by Brooke Hamby

When we realize our students aren’t growing, or just seem not to be getting it, we teachers feel deflated. For some teachers I know, seeing a perfectly-put-together, organized classroom leaves them full of self-doubt. Even simple feedback from an evaluation can leave some of us feeling less confident and unsure—we may lack courage in our…

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The 3 Most Realistic Ways to Combat Spring Fever

April 3, 2019 by Brooke Hamby

Are you experiencing the spring fever of your students right now? Your students can’t seem to follow stay still, quit talking, or stay on topic! For some reason as educators we forget every year what spring brings. I completely get it! I’m right there with you—keeping my classroom management system in place AND making sure…

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