Is it a reflection of a warm school culture, or a subtle way to get teachers to volunteer more time? If you suspect it's the latter, it's time to push back. In this episode, I talk with Angela Watson, author of the new book Fewer Things Better, about three popular school norms that can ultimately lead to teacher burnout, plus some specific ways teachers can push back on those messages.
110: Ten Ways Educators Can Take Action in Pursuit of Equity
109: Get Students Talking with Ongoing Conversations
108: To Learn, Students Need to DO Something
107: The Best Ways to Use Leveled Texts
106: The Danger of Teacher Nostalgia
105: Voice of Witness: Bring the Power of Oral History to Your Classroom
104: What the Research Says About Note-Taking
103: Deeper Class Discussions with the TQE Method
102: A Look Inside a Teacher Fellowship Program
101: A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing
100: Lessons in Personhood
99: Quality-Check Your Tech: 6 Strategies
98: Improving the Way We Teach About Slavery
97: The Principal's Pet: A Cautionary Tale
96: What's the Point of a Makerspace?
95: Twelve Ways Teachers Can Build Their Emotional Resilience
94: How accurate are your grades?
93: Eight Things I Know for Sure About Middle School Kids
92: Frickin' Packets
91: Twelve Ways to Upgrade Your Classroom Design
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