by Angela Maiers | Sep 6, 2021 | Blog
Every week, I have the opportunity to engage in amazing conversations with students. Each time, I walk away thinking about how truly smart kids are. I am blown away by their thoughtfulness, insight, and potential. In this weeks lesson with first graders we talked...
by Angela Maiers | Sep 6, 2021 | Blog
This is an excerpt from my book, Classroom Habitudes. The following presentation and mini-lesson is one I share with students in teaching the Habitude of Courage. The italicized text in the mini-lesson (below presentation) is what I say to the class. “One courageous...
by Angela Maiers | Sep 6, 2021 | Blog
Photo by Kate Macate on Unsplash Just as I was getting ready to post a Classroom Habitudes conversation that I had the pleasure of having with students this past week, I received this e-mail from a teacher: Greetings Angela, “Nothing is more powerful than an...
by Angela Maiers | Sep 6, 2021 | Blog
Photo by Mona Eendra on Unsplash There are days we celebrate, that we remember to remember, to cherish and to be grateful for. Today, I will remember, cherish and be grateful, even though it’s for a remembrance I wish I never had. Today marks the fourth anniversary of...
by Angela Maiers | Sep 5, 2021 | Blog
As a teacher, I’ve seen extraordinary things happen in the sandbox. From friendships being formed to brilliant dreams explored, the sandbox was the place where we created, shared ideas, and learned to love, trust, and depend on one another. Somewhere between grade...
by Angela Maiers | Sep 5, 2021 | Blog
Words matter. I encourage people to choose their words wisely, because the words we choose have a powerful effect on other people. As this post showed, the words we choose matter not only for teachers, but for anyone else who plays an important role in someone’s life....
