Reflections from Mid-Year “I Wonder….”
Reflections From a Teacher I wonder…. Another semester has ended and I sit tonight…it is late… Wordless, thought-filled, I wonder. I wonder whoRead More »Reflections from Mid-Year “I Wonder….”
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Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools?
Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools? By Lori Desautels, Ph.D Compassionate Presence “How May I Serve You?” Dr.Read More »Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools?
Slide Show to the TED x Indianapolis Presentation
Presenting to the TED x Indianapolis audience in October was an honor and I wanted to take this opportunity to share the Powerpoint slides fromRead More »Slide Show to the TED x Indianapolis Presentation
How do we Create Meaning and Self Assessment for the Real World Outside of School
Below is a rubric I have designed for educators to share with their students so that daily standards, subject matter, and behaviors presented and displayedRead More »How do we Create Meaning and Self Assessment for the Real World Outside of School
Which Lens? A Choice in Educational Reform
• Resiliency • Service and Perspective • Optimism • Brain Plasticity/ Experiences changing the brain structurally and functionally • Emotional Engagement • Enthusiasm • Inquiry:Read More »Which Lens? A Choice in Educational Reform
Step inside Where the View is Panoramic
Step inside Where the View is Panoramic Flying 30,000 feet above the ground offers a perspective of blurred parameters, non-existent or formless boundaries, no distinctions,Read More »Step inside Where the View is Panoramic
Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools?
Compassionate Presence “How May I Serve You?” Dr. Lori Desautels Marian University Education and learning are as natural to us as breathing. It simply occursRead More »Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools?
Self-Reflections Separate Good Teaching from Superior Teaching
Research reports when educators integrate self-reflection into their instructional practices, expanded, empathetic, and enriched teaching and learning processes occur. I am so excited to shareRead More »Self-Reflections Separate Good Teaching from Superior Teaching
Breaking Open and Feeling Felt!
lori-TED Talk As I prepare for the TED X INDY presentation three weeks from now, I am overcome by a deeply felt brokenness, observing soRead More »Breaking Open and Feeling Felt!