Tag Archives: Teaching Techniques

Teach & Serve II, No. 28 – Leadering

Teach & Serve II, No. 28 – Leadering February 15, 2017 If you are a leader, reflecting on the steps which got you there is a good exercise. If you want to become a leader, considering the leadering activities that will … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 27 – You Never Can Tell

Teach & Serve II, No. 27 – You Never Can Tell February 8, 2017 A leader is challenged by something new, something for which no one planned. The leader looks at the team and says “we’re doing this.” Do yourself a … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 25 – Conjunction Junction

Teach & Serve II, No. 25 – Conjunction Junction January 25, 2017 Author’s note: as a former teacher at an all boys school, writing a post wherein I used the word “but” over-and-over again did, in fact, make me smirk… go ahead … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 18 – Disagreement and Dialogue

Teach & Serve II, No. 18 – Disagreement and Dialogue December 7, 2016 It’s just so much easier to only consult yourself and it feels good. You are the leader. You have all the answers. Cue the swelling violins. Picture the … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 17 – Questions, Answers and Gaps

Teach & Serve II, No. 17 – Questions, Answers and Gaps November 30, 2016 It’s just so much easier to only consult yourself and it feels good. You are the leader. You have all the answers. Cue the swelling violins. As … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 16 – Give Thanks for THAT?

Teach & Serve II, No. 16 – Give Thanks for THAT? November 23, 2016 We work with kids, they are going to challenge us. More often than not, their challenges can be channeled (if we are skilled) into positive results. Give … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 14 – Negative/Positive

Teach & Serve II, No. 14 – Negative/Positive November 9, 2016 Part of leadership is to put the positive in perspective while confronting the negative and sorting through it for truth. A good friend of mine said something very interesting to … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 12 – Don’t Shut the Door on the Library

Teach & Serve II, No. 12 – Don’t Shut the Door on the Library October 26, 2016 My concern is … simple: will people develop a love of reading without the physicality of the activity and without its accompanying shrines? … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 11 – Failure Is an Option

Teach & Serve II, No. 11 – Failure Is an Option October 19, 2016 Failure, under the right circumstances, is good for us and good for our students. Apollo 13 is a wonderful movie. It has everything I love in film. It’s beautifully … Continue reading

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Teach & Serve II, No. 10 – Leaders Should Hold Themselves to the Highest Standards

Teach & Serve II, No. 10 – Leaders Should Hold Themselves to the Highest Standards October 12, 2016 … we don’t meet these standards because we are being watched. We meet them because we know that meeting them makes us better … Continue reading

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