Dr. John Shufeldt has a deep love for life-long learning. Inspired by educators, John Shufeldt launched a five video series with outlier Maribeth Sublette where she provides several insights for current teachers. Maribeth Sublette was recently featured in John Shufeldt’s book, Outliers in Education. Outliers in Education serves as a how-to guide for education majors and current teachers, designed to equip readers with classroom management tips, career advice, and act as a six segment mentorship session with seasoned elementary through college educators in various subjects. You can currently … [Read more...]
5 Helpful Tips for Teachers to Transform School Curriculum Over the Summer
Once school is out for summer, teachers are able to take a small break from their daily grind and enjoy the summer sun. However, unlike students, teachers really do not typically kick up their feet for the entire summer “vacation”. In fact, many teachers end up teaching summer school, attending conferences, redesigning their curriculum, going to school/district meetings or even picking up a summer job. Redesigning school curriculum is typically on every teacher’s summer agenda. With standards changing, new classes being taught, and a desire to fit student needs better, there is something … [Read more...]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: Deals and Reasons to Celebrate
Teachers play a key role in student success and sometimes a simple “thank you” is all a teacher needs to feel valued. National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6. In honor of teachers everywhere, show your teacher some appreciation! Show teachers how much they mean to us and to education. Their hard work and dedication to students helps shape future leaders, game-changers, and young outliers. Take the time to celebrate and honor teachers in your community and across the country. You don’t have to be a student to show your appreciation. Is there that one teacher that you will always … [Read more...]
10 Tips for Aspiring Writers for Encourage a Young Writer Day
This Sunday, April 10, is Encourage a Young Writer Day. Take the day to inspire the writers in your life, or get motivated to start writing. Becoming a writer is easier said than done. Growing up, all I wanted to do was create stories and write. I would have loved to have such great tips from these two great outliers, one who writes for a living and the other who has been a writer, editor, and teacher. As a young writer myself, I have put together 10 tips from Clark Sturges, who was featured in Outliers in Education as an English professor, and bestselling author of A Map of the World and … [Read more...]
Setting Up Your Classroom for Success: Proactive Classroom Management
I remember preparing for my first year as a high school English teacher. It seemed as if I was one thousand emotions rolled into one tiny ball. While I was not at all concerned about how I would teach the material or my content knowledge, I was overcome with stress regarding how my students would behave in class. Would they be disruptive? Would they listen to directions? Would they argue with each other? Would I be able to keep them engaged in the lesson? Rather than flood myself with “what ifs”, I knew that I had to be proactive with my classroom management and remember what I learned during … [Read more...]
Small Business Saturday: History and What it Means to You
The “Shop Small” campaign was launched in 2010 as a way to encourage consumers to support local and small businesses within their own hometowns. Embracing Small Business Saturday helps bring awareness to the struggles small businesses face in the global economy. When consumers shop local, most of the money spent will be pumped back into their local community. The reinvestment in the community can help improve the local economy and support local causes. Being an entrepreneur and small business owner is no easy task. In fact, many small businesses fail and struggle to keep their doors open. It … [Read more...]