This is a guest post from Aime Hutton, a 5-time international best-selling author/compiler. So, who am I? I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but I grew up in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Growing up, school was not a safe space for me. School is supposed to be a happy place for kids. A place where theyContinue reading “Inch By Inch Chronicles – Who is Aime?”
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Build Up Student Mental Health, Not Fences, to Prevent School Violence
The number of shootings that are occurring at schools is rising. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there have been 417 school shootings in the United States between 2010 and 2019. Sadly, when those annual totals are broken down, an upward trend becomes quite clear. The past two years have seen more schoolContinue reading “Build Up Student Mental Health, Not Fences, to Prevent School Violence”
5 Signs of Cyberbullying
According to Media Smarts, 23% of students reported that they’ve said or done something cruel to another person online. 27% reported that they’ve experienced the same from someone else. With the increased use of collaboration tools and social media, children can be bullied 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Google Docs: A New Way to be Cyberbullied
Every day, millions of students engage with computers and tablets for learning purposes. Teachers spend hours monitoring the progress of these students, ensuring that they stay on task by using either proximity monitoring or an MDM. To accomplish this, Google products are often favored by schools as they allow easy collaboration and seamless incorporation withContinue reading “Google Docs: A New Way to be Cyberbullied”
5 Educational Concepts We Need To Eliminate In 2019
For the past two years, I have written a culminating post on education practices and ideas that need to be retired. I am pleased to report that the 2017 and 2018 articles have been read and shared over 50,000 times by educators around the world. So, without further ado, here are five educational practices andContinue reading “5 Educational Concepts We Need To Eliminate In 2019”
5 Ways Principals Can Brighten a Teacher’s Day
The job of a school principal is complex, broad, and challenging. We often focus on the notion that students need to be at the center of everything we do. While I am not disputing this, I do believe that principals need to focus a lot of their energy on the teachers at their sites. HappyContinue reading “5 Ways Principals Can Brighten a Teacher’s Day”
5 Things New Principals (and principals that are new to their school) Should Never Do Their First Year On The Job
Becoming a principal for the first time, or moving to a new school, is an exciting venture for any educator. Principals must do everything in their power to set themselves up for success. According to the 2012-13 principal staffing survey from the US Department of Education, over 20 percent of principals left their schools and over 70Continue reading “5 Things New Principals (and principals that are new to their school) Should Never Do Their First Year On The Job”
5 Ways to Reimagine Your School’s Vision Statement
A school’s vision statement is often overlooked, hidden, or inexplicably non-existent. It can be found on most school’s websites, hidden among bells schedules, lunch options, teacher websites, and PTA pages. Teachers, administrators often don’t know what is written in their school’s vision statement. Parents don’t either. Students … well, you get the picture. However, shouldn’tContinue reading “5 Ways to Reimagine Your School’s Vision Statement”
5 Ways to Increase The Wellness of Teachers
Wellness is a hot topic these days. Educators are under more stress than ever before. It seems like every time we turn around, schools are in the news for all the wrong reasons: abuse, poor performance, scandals, violence, and crime. This list goes on and on. Working under these conditions can be very stressful onContinue reading “5 Ways to Increase The Wellness of Teachers”
5 Ways to Foster Teacher Leadership
The bedrock of a great school is shared leadership. All stakeholders must have a seat at the decision-making table. This ensures that the vision and direction of the school is decided upon collectively and in the best interest of all parties. Teachers are key players in the process and need to be encouraged to stepContinue reading “5 Ways to Foster Teacher Leadership”
