Teaching Positive

11/12/2025

Tips and Tools to Navigate the world of AI. We are living through a dramatic turning point in technology and information. Just recently, while chatting with my son on FaceTime, he showed me a new AI app that listens to conversations in real time, providing relevant information and even calculating complex equations without anyone knowing it's being used. This glimpse into the near future made me realize how different the world is for our children — where AI is not just a tool but an invisible companion shaping what they know and how they think.

“The future of AI is not just about building smarter machines, but building machines that help us become smarter humans.” Fei-Fei Li is a professor at Stanford University in the Computer Science Department and co-direc...

11/09/2025

https://teachingpositive.com/f/healing-the-past-reconnecting-with-my-father-and-my-inner-child

by Dr. Tammy Keces

11/15/2024

https://teachingpositive.com/f/teaching-accountability-through-apology-letters-a-lifelong-skill

As a parent and educator, I have always emphasized the importance of teaching children accountability, empathy, and self-reflection. One powerful tool I’ve used to instill these values is having my kids write apology let...

11/14/2024

https://teachingpositive.com/f/let%E2%80%99s-be-honest-adults-are-the-problem-not-kids

Let’s Be Honest: Adults are the Problem, Not Kids

10/15/2024

Voting locally is one most empowering and important roles you can have as a citizen. Vote for school board candidates and city council members who embrace public discourse, govern with ethical leadership, create and enforce policies that are best for our community (inclusive of all members), and will shape our purpose. Your vote does matter locally so I encourage you to VOTE!! More importantly, lets use this time as a teachable moment for our children so they learn the value of democracy.

In this lesson, students explore the ways that decisions by local government affect their lives. They’ll review research and data about a few recent local elections to push back against the myth that a single vote doesn’t count. They’ll learn how laws in their state encourage or suppress voter...

10/10/2024

I enjoyed being part of the Pearson Deep Dive Webinar panel discussing the future of assessments. Time to embrace AI

The student assessment landscape is changing drastically as the use of new technology continues to grow. In this webinar, learn what the future of assessments will look like and how you can successfully prepare for these shifts. Watch now!

10/07/2024

Our students need us to create a pathway for mental well-being! There is clear evidence, curricula and methods to support students to develop into flourishing people so lets move forward and adopt these practies!
"Students who participated in Flourish showed improvements in attention control, had a greater sense of support from their classmates and believed more strongly in their abilities to solve social problems. Researchers said the curriculum also helped prevent problem behaviors while increasing important developmental skills."

The study shows how elementary students, particularly those from high-poverty areas, can benefit from an innovative approach.

08/16/2024

10 tools for people with ADHD and/or ASD to help with their passionate (need to know right now) curiosity. Learn how to keep respectfully engaged in the conversation-rather than be perceived as disruptive, rude, or just not helpful.
Try the following:
1) Push the "pause" button (on your question, or concern)
2) Take A Deep breath (or two or three)
3) Accept the discomfort
4) Refocus on the current conversation
5) Acknowledge your curiosity (to yourself and others)
6) Set a reminder for later (to follow up with your question)
7) "Park" the idea (on a sticky note)
8) Make a plan to follow up
9) Self reflect
10) Jot it down

08/03/2024

How cool is a book vending machine?! Students can earn tokens towards a book! Talk about focusing on literacy as a value!

https://bookvending.com/how-it-works?

A step by step guide explaining how inchy the bookworm program works. Look how easy implementing a machine into your school can be.

07/07/2024

Reading can be a joyful experience for kids when we provide them with the tools to engage….time to get rid of old strategies such as reading logs!

12/20/2022

I just asked ChatGPT what are the most important things you should know about a person….AI response has some deep insight:

It's important to consider that everyone is unique and it's not possible to identify a set of universally "important" things to know about a person. However, some things that may be important to know about a person include:

Their values and beliefs: Understanding a person's values and beliefs can help you understand their motivations, behaviors, and decision-making processes.

Their interests and hobbies: Knowing a person's interests and hobbies can help you find common ground and topics to talk about.

Their communication style: It's important to understand how a person communicates, including their preferred mode of communication (e.g., in person, over the phone, via email), their level of assertiveness, and their preferred level of formality.

Their needs and boundaries: It's important to respect a person's needs and boundaries, and understanding them can help you interact with them in a way that is respectful and considerate.

Their relationships and connections: Understanding a person's relationships and connections can help you understand their social support system and how they fit into their community.

Again, it's important to keep in mind that everyone is unique, and what is important to know about a person will depend on the specific context and relationship you have with them.