The first day on the job as a teacher, as a military commander, or as a new boss, is incredibly important. It is arguably the most crucial to setup a safe and supportive environment for students, subordinates, and employees to learn and thrive. Students and military or business professionals will need to become accustomed to …
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Teaching Strategies and Approaches
Teaching Strategies The following are some of my preferred teaching strategies for life sciences, as well as my approach to use them within the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. Present Content in Multiple Modes Students are presented content in multiple ways including oral discussion, reading text, viewing visual aids and videos, and manipulating realia …
High School Anatomy and Physiology Online Resources
This page lists resources for parents, students, and fellow teachers to research content and educational leadership strategies to support learning in a high school anatomy and physiology course. General Life Science Content Khan Academy – Health and Medicine – https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine – Khan Academy hosts many modules for learning about life science, and content is primarily …
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Group Work
Working in groups can help create a better, more complex product at work and school. Group work can also be a disaster when 1) an assignment lacks distinct roles for each contributor, or 2) groups don’t have a member that is able to expertly lead and collaborate with others to define roles and responsibilities. Without …
Learning amidst stress: Losing a loved one
When a student has lost a loved one, they will be dealing with it by taking a significant amount of time thinking, talking, writing, or taking action to honor that person. As leaders we must recognize when a person is processing a loss and adjust our approach to support that student appropriately. A prerequisite step …
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Daily Goals
A friend recently showed me the results of his “Screen Time” tool on his iPhone, which tracks how much time he spends looking at his phone and what applications he’s been using, such as web browsers, social media, games, and entertainment. He was embarrassed by the hours he was spending on social media, and tracking …
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Introduction: Ty McKeever
I currently attend National University (NU), pursuing a Master’s degree in Education. After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Biology, I earned a M.S. in Information Technology (IT) Management from Trident University International and served for 7 years as a Cyberspace Operations Officer in the military, and then led as …
Intelligent Design 