All of us want to know we're doing a good job and that we're appreciated, and lots of us struggle with thinking we're not doing a very good job at things. What would happen if we affirmed those people around us in the workplace, at home, and throughout our lives? Let's discuss how to make ... READ the POST
Accidental Breaks – Episode 13: How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again
Today, we're back with our series "How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again." And we want to raise awareness to those times we take accidental breaks and realize we just spent a lot of time on something other than work. Watch the YouTube video here >>> ... READ the POST
Episode 6: Work at Work – How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again
In this YouTube vlog, we're back with our series: How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again. Each episode will tackle a topic that will help us move steps closer to this elusive goal. Today, we're talking about what it would look like if we worked at work and only worked at work. How ... READ the POST
Episode 5: Grading Effort vs Accuracy – How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again
In this YouTube vlog, we're back with our series: How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again. Each episode will tackle a topic that will help us move steps closer to this elusive goal. Today, we're talking about what kind of grading style we should use and when. Should we grade each ... READ the POST
Episode 4: To-Do List – How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again
In this YouTube vlog, we're back with our series: How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again. Each episode will tackle a topic that will help us move steps closer to this elusive goal. Today, we're talking about how much To-Do Lists can help us teachers save time and stay focused in our ... READ the POST
Episode 3: Arrive & Leave on Time – How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again
In this YouTube vlog, we kick off a series that seems super timely for us teachers: How to Leave on Time and NEVER Take Papers Home Again. Each episode will tackle a topic that will help us move steps closer to this elusive goal. Today, we're talking about a crucial step: Arriving and Leaving on ... READ the POST
FREE Goal Setting and Resolutions Activity
Years ago, I heard about a legendary Harvard study where they wanted to see if writing down your goals made any difference about whether or not you accomplished them. A whole class of grads wrote down their goals, and the school checked back with them decades later to find they were wildly ... READ the POST
Win a Classroom Set of Novels
Recently, a teacher commented that they would love to use one of our Complete Novel Units, but they didn't have a classroom set of books to use with the students. This got me, Lisa, thinking about how I would love to be like Oprah or Ellen and give away classroom sets of books. "A ... READ the POST
