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Math Teachers Summer Reading Fun

Sandy Merz Uncategorized

Some months ago in Content Reading As Teacher Self-Care I wrote that counterintuitive as it sounds, reading in our content areas, in addition to our normal workload, can amount to self-care. That’s because reading a good content book can reconnect

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Reflex or Reflection?

Sandy Merz Current Affairs

(Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) Many years ago I participated in an excellent professional development class called Cognitive Coaching. Over several weeks we learned ways to coach mentees, such as National Board candidates, as they plan, execute, problem-solve, and

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Content Reading As Teacher Self-Care

Sandy Merz Uncategorized

It’s no secret that school staff have large and demanding workloads that leave many with little time or energy to take proper care of themselves. Stress, illness, fatigue, apathy, depression, bad temper, and the like tend to follow. Fortunately, teacher

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Year 35 or Year 1?

Sandy Merz Uncategorized

Sunday, August 8, 2021, 6:35 AM Tomorrow, Year 35 as a classroom teacher begins with a big change in my professional context. For the first time since Ronald Reagan was president and the Bangles walked like Egyptians (you’ve got watch this), I’ll

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