Every educator experiences those moments where stress gets the best of you. You get hit with the unexpected meetings on top of the day to day preps, grades, PLC meetings and assessments. Then, you want to be a great teammate and offer help to your colleagues, but that small moment of help ends up turning …
Q&A With Andre: 4th Grade Behavior
Question: Help. I'm a 1st year teacher teaching 4th grade. I'm having a challenging time with behavior. They talk in the hallway, during work time, they talk when I'm teaching. I've tried everything positive like marbles in a jar (and when the jar fills up = party), but my class does not seem interested. If …
Andreisms: #SquadGoals
Andreism: When Andre reflects from an experience, learns something #nutritious and/or #heavy, then feels compelled to share it with others. This Andreism comes after watching the James Brown movie. https://youtu.be/Tv07EGsuWjY
Q&A With Andre: Teacher Mentor
Question: I have two brand new teachers in my grade level and I'm a 2nd year teacher. They ask me all of these teacher questions and I'm still trying to figure it out myself. How do I balance this new unofficial role? https://youtu.be/6IbpNKLRG4M I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this. If you have …
Q&A With Andre:
Question: I'm a middle school teacher and thought I had pretty good classroom management but this year's class just will not shut up. They talk, talk, talk, all the time. How can I stop them from talking? https://youtu.be/_iKJQPsREog I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this. If you have any suggestions, strategies, ideas and/or …
Q&A With Andre: No Laughing Matter
Question: We were reading a text and a sad part came up. The students started laughing about it. I was shocked at their response so I scolded them about not taking the moment seriously. After reflecting on it, I thought I could've done better. What is your take on it? https://youtu.be/YnwXDHz1olQ I would LOVE to …
More Awesomeness Pt. 4
There are times we don't realize we experience awesome things throughout the day. Here are ten more moments I consider awesomeness from the lens of education. JICYMI: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Getting that familiar robo-call hearing school is canceled due to inclement weather. Another good one is watching the local news and watching …
