Success for Every Child Every Day
Recruiting, retaining, and rewarding excellent educators to ensure success for every child every day.
Heads nod and smiles emerge at the end of a meeting doesn't always indicate understanding, agreement or readiness for action! Join me in this last video on Summarizing Strategies to learn how to provide participants opportunities to clarify understandings and next steps. Click on the picture to view the video! Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
"...it's the things left undone that make this so difficult. We weren't able to grieve the end of school. We just left on Friday the 13th...and it was over..."DEEL Team Member Like many educators across the nation, I was on a Zoom meeting last week. However, this one was different because of a comment made... Continue Reading →
How do you move from dialogue to discussion to decision making in meetings? How do you build collective responsibility for student learning? How do you make decisions actionable? In this episode, we will delve into protocols that you can use in your meetings to bring about collective responsibility by providing clear actionable steps for group... Continue Reading →
Photo by Saketh Garuda on Unsplash No, not the bendy kind of flexible - I mean, the kind of flexible when you consider other people's perspectives, when you're open to new ideas, and when you're willing to consider many options for solving a problem. When you're facing complex problems and feeling frustrated, confused, tired, or stressed, the habit... Continue Reading →
As children, our imaginations could take us anywhere and could solve any problem. We could dream up hundreds of creative solutions and ideas. Then we grew up, and for some of us, our creative, imaginative, and innovative spirits got pushed aside for more realistic and logical reasoning. Right now, our world looks completely different than... Continue Reading →
If you missed viewing your teacher on TV, you just want to go back and re-watch a favorite episode, or you were unable to tune in and watch because an emergency came up (because why else would anyone miss an episode of Eastern Carolina Education Connection!?!?!?), you can now view them online! To view past episodes, please... Continue Reading →
http://Photo by N. on Unsplash Welcome back to DEEL REELS! This is episode 5 in the series of Structuring Meetings. In the first four series, we looked at setting the tone for your meeting; how to incorporate inclusion activities; we then looked at creating agendas, working agreements and meeting outcomes; and in episode 4 we... Continue Reading →
"Only connect!"E.M. Forster, Howard's End As educators, we know the value and the power of forging connections and building relationships. However, when we are no longer face-to-face with our students, colleagues and families, forging and maintaining those connections becomes a new and different kind of challenge. In this DEEL Reel, learn how to use Google... Continue Reading →
Why am I spending so much time on things that are not important and don't have to be done today?DEEL Team Member Before I started reading Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day and Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity I found myself working all day, and still not being... Continue Reading →
Sometimes when we’re unsure of what to do we make hasty decisions. Hasty decisions can lead to regret, anger, and strained relationships - even when we made those decisions with the best intentions. Yikes! Photo by Abigail Keenan on Unsplash How might we slow down and manage our impulsivity so that we can move forward without regrets? In this... Continue Reading →
Have you ever sat in a meeting that was chaotic and disorganized? Have you ever wondered how to create meetings where they are purposeful, and have tight protocols for sharing thoughts and ideas? If so, you will enjoy this series on How to Structure Meetings. In this episode, we will explore protocols for activating and... Continue Reading →
The Beatles weren't wrong - we all need the help of our friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, or community to get by...especially when we're facing tough times. The Beatles might not have faired well towards the end, but they were able to work together and accomplish great things in their 7 years together. And while most... Continue Reading →
This DEEL Reel is aimed at using the paraphrase as a tool for understanding others in an online environment. I'm not sure about you, but when I get finished with a frustrating conversation with one person and a new person sends me a text, I can read tone into the new text that may not... Continue Reading →
In 1985 Billy Ocean released his song When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going and it was a hit (are you singing it yet?)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 Just in case you needed to hear it again. Think about that saying “when the going gets tough” - you think Billy Ocean was talking about times like... Continue Reading →
In the last DEEL Reel in this series, we discussed assessing parent-educator readiness in order to help educators determine what kinds of information might be helpful to share with parents and educators as they navigate their new roles. Now, in part II of this series, some tools for sharing resources with parents and caregivers will... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to Structuring Meetings! Would you like to bring clarity to your meetings? Well, in this episode we look closely at the importance of creating meeting outcomes, agendas and working agreements to clearly define the big picture (outcomes), the roadmap to follow (agendas) and how we will all agree to behave (working agreements). Find... Continue Reading →
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter"E.E. Cummings Photo by Huyen Nguyen on Unsplash When things look bleak and you’re unsure of what to do, finding humor might just be the best answer! Not only does laughter burn calories, but it also helps us feel connected to others and provides us an outlet in difficult... Continue Reading →
Success for Every Child Every Day 