Inspiration for the start of the school year
Where do you go for inspiration for the start of the school year? Where do you get the energy to start the year fresh and ready to roll? In Teaching with Heart, Cordell Jones, principal of the Alamo...
View ArticleWhat Teachers Make
Taylor Mali has become a voice that speaks for teachers. He is a National Poetry Slam Winner where his material derives from his work in the classroom. He also was literally the “voice over” for a U.S....
View ArticleHow do you help your students reach for the stars?
President Obama recently wrote an open letter to parents of American school children. In that letter he raised concerns both in his role as President but also as a father about the increased role of...
View ArticlePerfect Valentine’s Day Present for Teachers!
Better than chocolate? Lasts longer, more fulfilling…. Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day present for that special teacher in your life? Teaching with Heart is full of stories and poems to...
View ArticleNational Poetry Month: Suggestion #1
In honor of National Poetry Month, we will post daily suggestions for how to use poetry in the classroom and beyond. Here’s our first suggestion – which also seems appropriate for April Fool’s Day! One...
View ArticleUsing Poetry: Posting Poetry Everywhere
We missed posting a suggestion yesterday. So we’re posting two today from Teaching with Heart — under the category: Post Poetry Everywhere: At Home, in the Office, on Desks, on the Wall… Using...
View ArticleA Look Back at Our Poetry Books
Poems that teachers love The “Teaching with Heart, Fire & Poetry” website takes its inspiration, approach and focus from Teaching with Heart, Leading from Within, and Teaching with Fire. In these...
View ArticleHappy Teacher Appreciation Day!
In her reflection in Teaching with Heart, Rachel Willis writes how teachers are “powerful beyond measure.” We couldn’t agree more. Thank you for all you do! Teachers Are Powerful Beyond Measure —...
View Article#GivingThanks on #GivingTuesday
Acts of kindness give me hope. They tell me that we are more than we have been made out to be! There are so many people and organizations stepping up to do good and important work these days – I...
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