Asking for opinions does not create clarity. Action creates clarity. Most people give you advice based on their fears, not on their knowledge.

One good example can change an entire study session. Especially when it shows the intermediate steps instead of jumping to the answer.

Every teacher is a creative problem-solver! Get inspired by these brilliant, cost-effective ideas from real educators to make your life easier in the classroom.

"It just brightens your day. It lets you know you're doing the right thing in life. It shows me I'm having that impact I want to have" @jdawnfoley teaches English at @FairdaleHigh. Watch her "I Am @JCPSKY" to see the power of a post-it note, & get to know this inspiring teacher!

Day 46 – Families Affected by Incarceration Lift up students whose loved ones are in prison. Pray that they would experience hope, stability, and the faithful love of God through caring adults in their lives.

If you teach, whether in a classroom, small group, or virtual cohort, consider beginning by reflecting on this Parker Palmer quote from his book "To Know as We Are Known: A Spirituality of Education." "Scholars now understand that knowing is a profoundly communal act. Nothing could possibly be known by the solitary self, since the self is inherently communal in nature. What scholars now say—and what good teachers have always known—is that real learning does not happen until students are brought into a relationship with the teacher, with each other, and with the subject. We cannot learn deeply and well until a community of learning is created in the classroom…. To teach is to create a space in which the community of truth is practiced." #Teaching #ParkerPalmer

Teachers are suffering in silence, often at their breaking point. They smile, teach, and manage, but behind the "I'm fine," lies exhaustion and doubt. Burnout builds for months before a resignation. #TeacherWellbeing #Education

🎉 CELEBRATING GRANDPARENTS | Mill Creek Elementary hosted a special Grandparents Day Breakfast to honor the amazing extended family who support students every single day. "It takes a community to raise our children, and we don’t want to forget our grandparents along with our parents and all of the extended family who help support our kids.” #WeAreJCPS

Stay committed to your mission as an educator. There will be barriers, setbacks, and difficult days, but your purpose is bigger than the obstacles standing in your way.

Proverbs 19:11“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” Winning Edge: As my Mom taught me, “Patience is a learned virtue.” Life is the classroom. Self-regulation is the goal. Wisdom determines the response. Patience is disciplined strength!

Don’t assume your students know you care about them. You gotta show them… every day. Students don’t know their teachers care about them because it says so on the syllabus. They don’t know because the teacher routinely proclaims to the entire class, “You guys know how much I love you.” They know because of how you treat them. You can’t just say it. You have to show it. When you stop and talk to your students outside of the classroom, you show it. When a student is having a bad day and you respond with compassion instead of frustration, you show it. When you notice something is wrong and take the time to ask, you show it. When they lose someone they love and you call to check on them—or maybe even show up—you show it. It’s often the little things that convince students that the big thing is true: My teacher cares about me. As educators, we should never want our students wondering where they stand with us. Our actions should leave no room for doubt. And to the leaders reading this… How does your team know you care about them? Not because you’ve told them. What have you done lately that leaves no doubt?