Overflowing toolboxes with the latest tricks, strategies, and interventions In the moment, as we go through the mental filing cabinet, trying to pull out the right trick at just the right time. We end up falling back to what will work the fastest, instead of what will work the best. Even with our best intentions, we default to thinking

             “What is wrong with this kid?”

When we need to think

            “What does this kid need?”

Bottom Up Teaching is - raw and unfiltered conversations about all things kids, insight into their brains to learn why they do what they do, answers to behaviors that leave you scratching your head, tools and strategies you can use immediately…because “if you tell me, I forget; teach me, I remember; involve me, I learn” (Benjamin Franklin).

Change is hard. Even the most resilient people can only deal with major changes for so long. When enough is enough, big emotions come out: crying, screaming, tantrums, hiding….total shutdown. As adults, we need to be the calm in the child’s storm. Here’s how….

As you have settled into your routine, you notice there are kids who have fallen off the radar. Some of the kids are okay and some of them you need to worry about. A simple checklist helps you tell the difference….

Remote learning has been a challenge, we won't deny that! We spent the last couple weeks working through all our feels with it. Now that you are settled in, this is the new normal, there are parts you secretly love....we will talk about them here, but we won't tell anyone else!

The announcement of school closing makes things seem so final. It took away glimmers of hope that life would return to normal soon and dimmed the light we all hoped we we were seeing at the end of the tunnel. With the announcement came all the feels and I give you permission to grieve what is lost…..but then it’s time to rewrite the story’s end, you still get to be their teacher!

Checking in with students can be a short and simple thing each morning that sets them up with success for the entire day ahead. A daily check-in offers connection and relationships while also developing self-awareness.

Can you imagine if you knew you miss out on the stories, hugs, fist bumps, and excitement of a new school day?

In less than 7 minutes, you will have words to all the feelings you are sorting through as an educator in this unprecedented time. And before you are done listening, you will have 3 simple things to do for yourself so you can stop remote learning 24/7.

That one class or the one kid - you know the one as soon as you think about it, you are filled with dread...