by Andrea Payne | Apr 9, 2020 | Ed311, Fresh Ideas
Cabin fever is beginning to set in, folks. We’re all feeling it, and it’s starting to show. Kids’ emotions are turning into mine fields, and parents might be peering into their handy-dandy-parenting-toolboxes for answers only to find that their supply of...
by Andrea Payne | Apr 2, 2020 | Ed311, Fresh Ideas
Most Texas residents (and much of the nation) are now sheltering at home till further notice. This alone is a significant stressor, but don’t forget the different fears that can creep in for many of us: the isolation and separation from loved ones, the worries about...
by Andrea Payne | Mar 27, 2020 | Ed311, Fresh Ideas, Uncategorized
Now is a great time for families to begin mindfulness-based practices to help ease the strains and stresses of this difficult time. Padmaja Sarathy, author of Mindfulness-based Practices for Developing Brains: Cultivating Calmness, Concentration and Coping Skills,...
by Andrea Payne | Mar 5, 2020 | Ed311, Events, Fresh Ideas, Personnel
Paperwork is the bane of the educator’s existence. It is also one of the larger parts of that existence. And it isn’t going away, even if most of it’s not done with actual pen and paper but with a touch screen or a keyboard. Like paperwork, teacher appraisals are a...
by Jennifer Childress | Dec 6, 2018 | Fresh Ideas
Many thanks to Peter DeWitt at Education Week for the recent publication of this article, “12 Areas School Leaders Should Focus on in 2019”, which outlines the areas he believes educators would benefit from examining in their schools in 2019....
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 12, 2017 | Education News, Fresh Ideas
For more than 30 years, we at Legal Digest have pursued our mission to support the women and men working tirelessly behind the scenes of Texas school districts to provide excellence in education and other services to the young people of our state. Our friends and...
