“And though she be but little, she is fierce.”- William Shakespeare Savvy, my baby girl, is an incredibly curious, brave, and happy child. She sees the world as an adventure and believes she can do anything. I believe in her power to be brilliant, but I also know how difficult it is to live your […]
Category: Teacher Development Reflections
9 Reasons You Should Join the Free Goal Minded Teacher Online Course!
“The whole being of any teacher is within our hearts. Although education prepares us to teach, it is the love of learning that sustains us.”- Robert John Meehan I am excited to announce that after a year collaborating with INTEF (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y de Formación del Profesorado) and the Ministry of Education […]
Happy New Year! Thank you PLN for An Awesome 2017!
I began the Teacher Reboot Camp blog in 2009. It amazes me so many of you are still here as I continue to grow as an educator and learner. When I first started blogging, I didn’t realize I would have 8 years of ideas, resources, and knowledge to share. However, I find the more I […]
Pass That Exam! 14 Test Prep Strategies
“… these tests are unable to measure all of what it is that makes you the valued person who you are.” – Principal Len Christie Exam time is stressful for students and teachers. Teachers want to help students pass exams due to the high stakes, but also would like the curriculum to focus on meaningful […]
40 Ways to Engage Them in the First 5 Minutes
If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com! One of the best ways I engaged my students were with prompts written on the board. Each day, my students would walk in the door and see the area with the prompt, challenge, or mission and knew they […]
How to be a Teacherpreneur!
Love these resources? Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. Social media is powerful and teachers are using it to spread their passion and transform education. Teacherpreneurship, teacher edupreneur, and edupreneur are just a few terms for educators who have been successful spreading their ideas! Teacherpreneurship is not just about […]
Back to School Like A Boss! 10 Survival Tips!
When starting with a new group of learners, I am hardly able to sleep the night before. Next week, I begin a new course and trust me I’m pretty nervous. However, I welcome the excitement, because I know as a teacher, I have the important mission of guiding the learning journeys of many. According to Teachers […]
Introducing the Teacher Reboot Camp eNewsletter
Thank you so much for reading Teacher Reboot Camp. In addition to writing this blog, I also write for other blogs, provide free webinars, share free resources, and co-organize many different professional development projects and events. Most are free. To keep you current with these projects that range from virtual conferences to open online courses, I […]
10 Simple Ideas for Transforming Your Teaching This School Year
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”~ William Butler Yeats Get your copy of The 30 Goals Challenge, Learning to Go, or Hacking Digital Learning. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com! Many of us will face many new learners as a new semester of classes begin. For many of […]
Teacher Survival Kit for Classroom Management: 10+ Tips & Resources
“We all need someone who inspires us to do better than we know how.” ~ Anonymous The first day with a new class often dictates what the rest of the year will be like. If we start the learning journey well with our learners then we can look forward to what the year ahead will […]