by vromero | Dec 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
January is a good month to reflect on your school’s transformation to practicing trauma-informed, trauma-sensitive strategies. Use this multi-tiered checklist to evaluate your progress and plan next steps. This checklist compliments the book, Building Resilience in...
by vromero | Mar 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Disclaimer: This blog entry is not written to condone the tragic events of January 6, 2021 nor vindicate the behaviors of fellow Americans. Nor am I writing to say that the behaviors we witnessed should be forgiven, forgotten and not be punishable by law. Instead, my...
by vromero | Aug 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The real title should have been when Mindfulness and Implicit Bias Intersect, but I needed to really get your attention. This is transformative stuff that so many of you have been grappling with over this emotionally charged and traumatic summer. Amber Warner and I...
by vromero | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite Gary Larson cartoons depicts a frog who has made the mistake of thinking the underbelly of a jet plane was food. The frog’s expression is one of sheer fright and panic as he realizes not only is his ‘food’ is accelerating at a...
by vromero | May 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
‘Everyone in the schoolhouse has to Maslow before they teach or learn Bloom’. Dwayne Reed is a creative 4th grade teacher in the Chicago Public Schools system. He is an internet sensation, known for his rap lessons. I adapted his axiom, ‘Students...
by vromero | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
You were probably already concerned about your students with academic and behavior challenges before the COVID-19 school closures. You already know your students who live in homes where their well-being is in jeopardy. I was concerned and I am a retired principal and...
by vromero | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
I like to consider myself to be somewhat of a radical teacher. I teach through a student-centered, inquiry model. I reject the idea that I should try to shape the way students understand. I believe we should remove the idea of classroom and bell schedules and separate...
by vromero | Nov 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
This SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL is designed to support your professional development using our Talk, Trust, Feel, Repair framework. Note, some of the questions ask for percentages. You decide your tipping point – where you are teaching more and dealing less with...
by vromero | Nov 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Since middle school, I have always known I wanted to become an educator. It wasn’t because I had seen great teachers on television or because I came from a family of educators. Rather, it was because of the adults in my K-12th grades schools that I had exposure to....
by vromero | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Conferencing time is a stressor for teachers and parents. Be mindful, parents are sending you their pride and joy, and, in many instances, a child who can do no wrong and it’s your professional duty to let them know their child’s academic progress is not...
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