Posts Tagged ‘Empowering students’
Does Your Teen Need Additional Support?
Exclusive teen coaching by a former teacher, accomplished social innovator & leader in rethinking education Teens (and their parents) face multiple challenges during their school career: College application process Executive functioning skills Academics Study habits Self-awareness and confidence in skills & gifts Telling their story on applications Life skills College & career planning Career & job…
Read MoreThe Fallacy of Career Pathways in Education
Your Career Path Wasn’t Mapped Out Ahead of Time. Our Kids’ Won’t Be Either. But We CAN Prepare Them. Imagine being handed a plan, a prescription of steps to take if you will, at the age of 16 or 17 that will get you to age 30, or 45, or 65. It’s laughable, and kind of depressing to…
Read MoreWhat Good Can Blogging Do?
A lot of good. Maybe more GOOD than we can imagine. Why? Let me tell you how 7 teenage voices will change the world. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the game changers! It all started with a little conversation that, when summed up greatly, went something like this: “Getting our voices out there matters? How do…
Read MoreIt’s GO time! We Need to Give Kids Permission to Do These 10 Things
We put so many limitations and boundaries on our children. They hear us say “no” a lot. It’s time to empower them with some yeses. Here are 10 things we need to give kids permission to do: 1. Speak their truth and use their voice. We need their ideas, their solutions to problems and their…
Read MoreBeyond the Testing Curtain: 10 Things Kids Really Need to Hear from Us Right Now
We are their teachers. All of us. We have never been more needed because their journey growing up has never been harder. Yes, it is much harder then when you and I (and even their older siblings) were growing up. Why? The barrage of standardized tests in their daily reality have never been more prolific.…
Read More“This totally sucks, I know.”: Six Steps to Speaking The Language of Students
“This totally sucks, I know.” That was it. That was the most important thing I said today. To a 13 year old. After 45 minutes of explaining to a 13 year old why we were working on an application for a new school today, those three words turned the tide in a powerful weekend storm…
Read MoreTop Ten Attitudes to Take Back to School This Year
This list is for everyone. Teachers, school leaders, coaches, parents, community members, students… basically anyone who has ever known, loved or been a kid. If that’s you, read on. Wherever you are heading this September, I recommend you pack these attitudes in your backpack/briefcase/Louis Vuitton/lunchbox. And I suggest packing them along side your self-confidence (they’re already…
Read MoreTeach ‘Em How to Hustle: 11 Ways Your Teen Can Become An Entrepreneur This Summer
Teen Unemployment = Opportunity [Be sure to see the bonus 12th item on the list at the bottom of the page! Share the list with a teen and invite him or her to participate!] It is a major concern for parents, communities, local businesses, schools and urban areas alike. The Brookings Institute issued a report on…
Read MoreAmy’s Private Coaching for Teens
Which kids are at risk? All of them. The list of challenges, pressures, tests, emotional triggers, societal dictates and stressors is longer than ever. Every child is susceptible. Every kid is in need of support. Every child goes through a period when they rebel against their parents; this is a part of exploring self, freedom and…
Read MoreDifferentiation for Real Life (Part 1)
Student-centered. Differentiated. Tailored instruction. Individualized learning plans. No matter what you call it, we’re talking about helping our students take different avenues to the same learning objective. Each of these buzzwords and phrases suggests that we teach in such a way that we are reaching – and having an important impact on – the individual…
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