I recently came across a blogpost shared by Dean Shareski on Twitter in which he shared his watershed moments of learning. I loved reading about his lightbulb moments, as well as those of his readers, and was inspired to share mine. I have been reflecting on my own watershed moments (the defining moments in my career as… Continue reading Watershed Moments
Given some of the emotional struggles I witness in my students and my own kids, I am always looking for ways to better teach them social-emotional skills, in the hopes of better equipping them to deal with stress and big emotions.
In my pledge to put my phone down and read more books this summer, I decided to re-read Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson’s, The Whole Brain Child, before lending it out to an interested parent over the holidays. This is a book that I have read now 3 times and I’m sure I will… Continue reading The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind
As a teacher and mother to young children, and also as daughter to a mother with Parkinson’s Disease (a neurological disease), I am always seeking to better understand the brain and how it works. This year I had the opportunity to work closely with, and collaborate with an incredibly knowledgeable and dedicated school psychologist, whom… Continue reading Big Brain, Little Brain – Teaching Kids About the Brain and Self-Regulation
