Kioni Carter, Coaching the Urban Educator 5 Ways to Activate Your Natural Teacher Kioni uncovers five powerful ways to bring out your best teacher by becoming a great coach! Get your 7-Day Audio Mini Course here! Send your questions to submissions@myclassroomrules.com and check back next month to see if I answer it here or on our video blog at www.myclassroomrules.com. 5 Ways to Activate Your Natural Teacher Coach  In case you haven’t figured out by now, I am an educator, but my primary role is that of a coach.  In my opinion, coaching is one of the most important of the helping professions. ...

Do You Know Great Teachers? Acknowledge the Difference They (YOU!) Make   No matter who you are or what your station is in life, you have had teachers.  In nearly all cases, you have experienced those amazing and wonderful teachers; teachers who were acceptable, albeit not inspired; and teachers who were, um, easily classified as less-than-what-anyone-would-have-chosen teachers, given the choice.   As you are reading this post, I want you to think about - and even list - some of the great teachers you know.  They could be kindergarten teachers, third grade teachers, eighth grade English teachers,...

1992 - Present Airforce and Christian Ministry Between 1987 and 1992, my life was significantly and deeply impacted by what I would define as a calling from God.  While serving in the United States Air Force, I felt led to pursue Christian ministry as a Pastor.  After completing my undergraduate education during my tenure in the Air Force, I moved on to seminary to learn more about God, the church and the role of a Pastor.  I attended seminary between 1992 and 1995.  My experiences were amazing, as I was challenged to think deeper and more critically about my life and the pastoral career. ...

Deliberately Design Your Professional Presence - Accessorize & Professionalize Your Look   Accessories are a fabulous way that you can show your style and your professionalism. Attending to accessories gives others the sense that you will attend to their details, as well. If you can’t remember your jewelry and you didn’t find the belt that goes with your pants and if you didn’t polish your shoes and you didn’t iron the shirt that looks like it was at the bottom of a damp laundry basket for a week…(well, you get the picture)   .Then I will wonder if you will...

Build a Word-Rich Environment for Your Students Label Everything in Your Classroom In the vocabulary workshops I've done, I will often suggest that teachers label everything in their classrooms as one of the many ways to create a word-rich environment for their students. The kindergarten teachers, of course, knew all about labeling (chair, table, door, etc.) because this is common practice. The teachers in the other grades (right on through high school) couldn't imagine how they would use labeling. Well.here are some new ways of thinking (all of which you can modify depending on the age and sophistication...