August 2024 - Back to school
Don't Back Down!!!
We made a video and wrote a poem made of song titles from our teacher inspiration playlist. Here is a link to the playlist - https://houselfitness.com/our-resources#7efe0207-9887-4b07-ad0b-b0caf9cd5576
IT'S NOT GOING TO GET BETTER UNLESS...
Here is a video and a link to our blog, designed around instantly improving things in your teaching situation. https://houselfitness.com/our-blog/f/its-not-going-to-get-better-unless
TEACHER INSPIRATION FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR FROM #WKOT
Here is a link to a blog with some teacher inspiration from our book for this school year and beyond. https://houselfitness.com/our-blog/f/final-thoughts-on-the-2024-25-school-year
Our Teacher Inspiration Poem (Made from our Playlist above)
December 2024 - Happy Holidays!
TeAcher Thought #2 - Just be awesome now!
Student Message #3 - Who do you promise?
When the rules don't make sense!
Here is our blog about something I did to try to make the rules make sense for my students. https://houselfitness.com/our-blog/f/when-the-rules-dont-make-sense
What will your verse be?
Has there ever been a better teaching movie than Dead Poets Society? What are your favorite all-time teaching movies?
January 2025 - The "GREATEST" THEME for the New Year
Teacher Thought #18 - The GREATESt gift you can give your students
The GREATEST ACTIVITY EVER
This is my students' ALL-TIME Favorite activity - Mine too! Here is a link to the slides - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vRU0p7jXxyN-znrJZqUXs408cm97FNaZ2fFdvHcv6cI/edit?usp=sharing
The GREATEST Video I saw about teaching Last year - Maybe EVER
Benjamin Zander is a master storyteller. Wait until what he says about teaching children in the 17th minute of this video
February 2025 - Heart Smart month
The GREATEST way to strengthen the heart is reaching out to help another.
Teacher Thought #6 - Do we have limitless room in our hearts?
5 years later: You won't believe what my student said.
Here is a blog about something that one of my former students that blew me away - https://houselfitness.com/our-blog/f/5-years-later-you-wont-believe-what-my-student-said
This guy is FIRED UP about teaching!
David Burgess wrote Teach Like a Pirate. He gets so fired up in this video that I believe he breaks the microphone.
March 2025
Teacher Thought #19 - Are we doing enough?
115 videos that moved us in 2024
These videos may not have all been from 2024, but that's when we found them - We hope that they will inspire you too! I hope you are doing great and KEEP MOVING! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FbxWTyug0iKjREBqUCmgKZWlLvQB9ZePR24zvOJ4NYI/edit?usp=sharing
Such a great connection video from Edutopia
April 2025
Teacher Thought #20 - I almost missed my last workshop in Baltimore
Life can change quickly sometimes. Enjoy it while you can!!
