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Backwards Designing Your Life to Optimize Your Presence

Everything we do is being consumed by our brain, which in turn influences how we think, react, and make decisions. The habits we consistently implement strengthen our brains to think, react, and decide accordingly. When we are in a state of chronic stress due to our habit of preparing for the future, yet finding ourselves in a state of preparation to attempt to manage the stress, those tendencies keep us away from the present moment and become our normal way of being, further feeding stress. This necessitates a Systems Thinking, Backwards Designed approach to automate our brains via Mindful habits to shift us from being reactive to proactive.

An Equitable Education

Research, Resources, LEARN, APPLYShelby ChollettFebruary 18, 2021equity, culture, culturallyresponsive, education, responsive, research, resourceComment

Be Present, Not Perfect: Cultivating Compassion

Working in education is extremely personal. It melts into nearly every crevice of our lives and is often a big part of our identity. Our natural devotion, paradoxically, is what can make us great and what can be our greatest burden.

APPLY, ResearchShelby ChollettJanuary 10, 2021mindfulness, mindfulComment

A Journey Into Mindfulness

I began skeptically studying mindfulness in 2017 after I had given my initial proposal for my doctoral research. I begrudgingly looked into mindfulness, a hippy-like practice that seemed too benign to make a difference in teacher stress or motivation. From the simplicity to the science of it all, the acquisition and practice of mindfulness became quite clear and necessary.

LEARN, Research, Resources, APPLYShelby ChollettDecember 1, 2020mindful, mindfulness, brainComment

Tech Evolution: A Look at How Technology in Education Can Shift Pedagogical Paradigms

Educational technology is only as good as the pedagogy behind it. Furthermore, educational technology should also evolve our pedagogy.

LEARN, APPLY, Resources, MagazineShelby ChollettFebruary 11, 2019technology, techevolution, pedagogyComment

Framework

Resources, APPLYShelby ChollettFebruary 14, 2018education, enthusiasm, empathy, engagement, framework, lesson, planning, presentation, meaningful, authentic Comment

Lesson Planning and a Pat on the Back

Small Victories, Lesson Planning, and Featured Books

But You Get Summers Off

The holidays are always an interesting time. Family and friends come together all at once. Idiosyncrasies surface and flourish. Politics, religion, and job boasts present themselves. It is also a time for people to remind me that I get summers off.

APPLYShelby ChollettDecember 28, 2017education, empathy, engagement, teach, teaching, teacher, passion, perseverance

The Balancing Act

Balance. We all seek it, and often have a hard time finding it.

APPLY, Book Thoughts, ResearchShelby ChollettDecember 20, 2017teach, teaching, teacher, education, school, enthusiasm, pedagogy, time, passion, challenge, progress, skills, grit, growth

Perfection is the True Friend of Fear

Often times, the only reason we fear anything is because we hate to confront the feeling of fear itself. And often times, our failures instill a fear within us.