I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
Author: Roshaunda D. Cade, Ph.D.
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Writing Prep Menu
I was talking to my coach today, and I told him I don’t have a problem disciplining myself to sit down to write. My problem is once I’ve sat down, I may or may not have anything to write about. After exploring that problem through some powerful questions, I realized I lack the discipline to make sure I prep before sitting down to write.
So I decided to create a menu of prep activities I can choose from before each writing session. I’ll choose 2-3 prep activities to do before I write. You’ll see the activities in the image of the spreadsheet. (Who doesn’t love a good spreadsheet?) These prep activities make sense to me, because I tailor-made the list for myself. I invite you, however, to use any of these prep activities in any way that works for you.
Better yet, post a comment about how you prepare to write!
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Everything Doesn’t Get to Define You
God is in control, not you. For some, that sounds terrifying – to not be in control. But this is actually freeing. Even when you make a misstep, God is still in control, and your misstep doesn’t get to define you or your future.
Today, I invite you to write about the missteps you’ve let define you and what a future looks like when those missteps are no longer in control.
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House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 8
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
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Up Your Game
What personal characteristics do you need to display to be a person who makes people want to up their game?
Write about those characteristics and how you’re already embodying them. You already are a person who makes people want to up their game. This exercise is just trying to help you see that for yourself.
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House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 7
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
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Life Coaching for All Educators
Educators deserve life coaching.
I don’t mean educators should beg for life coaching from their institutions.
I mean educators should have life coaching as part of their contracts. As a benefit of employment. As an option of services they can use for their own personal growth and well-being.
And I mean all educators – teachers, administrators, staff – anyone who bears some responsibility for educating learners is an educator.
Education leaders (because every educator is a leader) at every level, pk teachers to university presidents, are burned out. Educating the nation under normal circumstances is herculean. Doing so during a pandemic becomes nearly impossible. Most districts and institutions offer a variety of development opportunities for educators. These opportunities largely provide training on how to develop protocols and pedagogies, but focus less on how to see students as people or how to develop personally. Many education leaders feel they must spend their time managing processes and meeting mandates more than developing people and themselves, which leaves them discouraged. These feelings lead to burnout and a vicious cycle of throwing solutions at the wrong problems.
Coaching can help.
According to the Institute of Coaching (n.d.), the benefits of coaching in organizations include the following: increased employee engagement and performance, development of personal responsibility, and demonstrated organizational commitment to employee growth. Van Oosten (2013) adds that coaching “amplifies leader work engagement and career satisfaction,” (Conclusions) honing in, specifically, on the benefit coaching relationships have for leaders. Furthermore, the occurrence of a coaching ripple effect explains that people connected to leaders who receive coaching also experience “positive increases in wellbeing” (O’Connor & Cavanagh, 2014). Coaching provides benefits for both the educators receiving coaching and the people who interact with them, like students, colleagues, family members, and beyond.
Educators understand the benefit in coaching. We coach our students all the time. We even coach each other.
But who is there when the educators need a coach?
I am.
Are you an educator seeking to do the following?
- learn strategies to move beyond limiting beliefs
- develop your strengths and leadership style
- plan, set, and attain your goals
- dive into your passions and dreams
- live out the unique design God planted inside of you
- transform your life
If that sounds like you, then, sign up for a complimentary 1:1 session with me to see what coaching is all about.
And talk with your colleagues, institutions, and districts about coaching. I offer coaching to individuals, but my goal is to offer coaching through institutions, so every educator can access the coaching they deserve.
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How’s it going, educators?
Phew!
The school year is over for many of us educators, and it was a rough one. I’m just wondering how you’re doing.
I normally only ask you to do one thing per post, but today I’m asking you to do three things.
Thing 1: Follow THIS LINK to respond to a survey I created to learn more about how educators are doing, what’s going well, what isn’t, and what you want for the future of education.
Thing 2: Post a comment to share how you’re doing. Doing so will help you process your own state, help others feel seen, and provide encouragement. We all could use a bit of all of those things right about now.
Thing 3: Take some time for yourself. You deserve it.
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Be BOLD
Today’s journaling prompt follows.
What adventure do you want to go on this week? What character traits do you need to exhibit to make the most of your adventure?
Please feel free to share your adventures in the comments!
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House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 6
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.