Embrace the Concepts of Improv to Build Community, Spark Student Curiosity, and Improve Instructional Planning Live and local comedy performances come in a variety of forms — some are structured like scripted plays, others focus on joke-telling through “stand up sets”, and some center techniques based on improvisation.For this third category of performances — i.e.,…
Enhancing the knowledge of peers is not only exciting and rewarding — it can also be overwhelming. In this blog post, you’ll find proven practices to better equip you for working with adult learners generally and teachers specifically. Included below are checklists for facilitators to plan their professional development (PD) session and to coordinate with…
Three Ways to Bring Voice and Choice to Adult Learning Research from Edward Deci and Richard Ryan shows that autonomy is one of the three core drivers of human motivation. When adults have a sense of choice and control in their learning, their engagement and follow-through increase dramatically. Earlier this year, TREC invited me to…
Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Teaching Abilities By: Anamika Sood Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Anamika Sood, and I have dedicated 24 years to the field of education. I came from India and embarked on a journey to the United States in 2018 as an international teacher. Before this, I spent…
Take Your Shot By: Shay Humphreys Monitor and adjust. Teachers hear this all the time — and we are masters at it. We do it daily, hourly, by the minute. Sometimes we do it without even realizing. The fortunate part of our work is that when we have an off day or a lesson doesn’t…
Roots & Marigolds: My International Teaching Odyssey By: Cerelo Villagracia Flores, Ph.D. It might surprise you that many of the teachers in the United States are not American citizens; like myself, international teachers abound in the country of the Star Spangled Banner. This became a reality in 1961 when the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange…
Lessons Learned on a Self Care CoP Journey By Michelle Parces, MHP As I have gone through this journey, planning a CoP(Community of Practice) and having one, it has led me to really think about the concept and practice of self care. Although this journey didn’t go as I expected, I believe it has been…
Reflections 37 Years Later: My First Year of Teaching By: Jennifer Lichtsinn, Ph.D. I’ve been a teacher for a long time. My first teaching assignment began on October 2, 1986. That’s right, 1986, before most of you reading this were born. I started teaching shortly before my 22nd birthday. By October, the school year…
