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📚 What a gift to hear live from Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant and Dr. David Rettinger the authors of The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI.

This book has sparked rich reflections across our university book clubs.

One insight from today that has my wheels turning: rethinking our purpose. Students don’t really need us for content delivery since they can get info anywhere & everywhere. But they do need us for connection, sense making staying motivated, and practicing what Tricia & David called "durable human skills" like critical thinking, reflection, and empathy.


I wish I knew what lies ahead for us as educators, learners, and humans, but I remain committed to creating meaningful experiences for my students.


Thank you to the Rutgers Institute for Teaching (TIIP) for hosting this thoughtful series and to everyone who joined the conversation today.


If you’ve read the book, I’d love to hear: What part(s) resonated with you most?

#TheOppositeOfCheating #FacultyDevelopment #HigherEd #TeachingWithIntegrity #AIandEducation #TeachingwithAI

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Tatiana Teaches

This is a fabulous video for us educators to understand tech rot in our students and in ourselves! Explanations, revelations, and solutions. Plus I’m a big fan of ‪@DrTraceyMarks‬’ content 🤩

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Tatiana Teaches

What’s a happy place for you in your line of work? One of my happiest teaching places is in a book club. 📚 Our most recent gathering discussing Chapters 2 and 3 of The Presenter Professor went far beyond the surface. We explored deep topics that affect all faculty, regardless of position type, including the landmines (like loneliness) and the shelters that sustain us.



Such gratitude to Rutgers Institute for Teaching (TIIP) and our facilitators, Crystal Quillen, Christine Morales, and Mariann Bischoff.


And thank you, Elizabeth Norell, for writing this book that’s already sparking powerful, vulnerable conversations among educators.

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Tatiana Teaches

To all the educators who make learning unforgettable and meaningful…thank you for the magic and love you bring to the classroom. 💻📚💛
#WorldTeachersDay #InvestingInTheNextGeneration #TatianaTeaches

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As I was updating my YouTube cover and profile photo, I stumbled across a happy surprise... I've just crossed 200 subscribers! 😁 Thank you for watching, commenting, sharing, or even mentioning my channel ☺️. Your support means a lot as I continue creating resources for educators who want to teach beyond the bland and create wonderful student experiences. Cheers!

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🎉 Today marks 1 year of my channel!

We’re at 173 subscribers strong. Is it viral? No (not yet 😉). Is it meaningful? 100%. Every one of you represents an educator who cares about making college teaching dynamic, engaging, and unforgettable.

This past year, I’ve shared tips on:
✨ Active learning strategies
💻 Tech integration (yes, even Zoom can be fun!)
🎨 Better visuals & video
🤝 Building community & belonging in the classroom

I started this channel because and I want to keep sharing, inspiring, and learning with you.

I created this channel because I know the magic & meaning that happens in the classroom when students are truly engaged. Also, I want to help higher ed faculty teach beyond the bland and design classes students actually love & remember.

Here’s to another year of learning, inspiring, and teaching with love. 💛 Thank you for being here. 🙏
Feel free to comment with any video requests!

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A little older, a lot wiser, and wrapped in a love that feels like home. Thank you, God 🙌🏼 that we (finally!) found each other. Now, let the outdoor summer wedding countdown begin… and yes, there will be lawn games.
🩷💚🖤❤️🩵🩶🧡🤍💛💜🤎

#SecondChances #SecondChanceLove #NeverTooLate #WorthTheWait #LoveIsInTheAir

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The tricky thing about rest and play is that they often bring up resistance. That pesky inner critic whispers: You haven’t earned a break. This idea isn’t good enough. Why bother? In truth, it’s self-doubt, disguised as practicality.



Sylvia Plath wasn’t kidding - self-doubt IS one of the biggest blocks to creativity. And for those of us who are used to being the responsible ones, the task masters, the email-answerers-before-coffee, it’s easy to confuse self-doubt with being realistic.



What else gets in our way? The belief (spelled T-R-A-P) that if it’s not perfect, it’s not worth doing. That if we can’t guarantee a flawless outcome, we shouldn’t even try. But perfectionism is a GIANT mental trap - meant to keep us stuck.



But creativity doesn’t need perfection; it needs permission. Permission to be messy. Permission to try. Permission to play without knowing where it’s going exactly.



Here’s your reminder: your creative voice doesn’t need to be the loudest or the most polished but it does need to be yours. And the only way forward is to begin… so, begin:


🍉 Doodle something ridiculous.
🍉 Make a reel that makes you giggle and send it to loved ones.
🍉 Narrate your pet’s inner thoughts like it’s a nature documentary (you know that voice).
🍉 Sing your to-do list like your favorite artist would.



It’s okay to make things that aren’t masterpieces. Messy is more fun and often, more honest too. Self-doubt doesn’t get the final say; you do. Let it be imperfect. Let it be yours. And let that be enough to begin.

Save/copy/share this post as a nudge for the next time that inner critic gets too loud.




#Creativity #SelfDoubt #GrowthMindset

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Growing up as the oldest in my family, I internalized A LOT about responsibility. I learned to be helpful, dependable, serious when it mattered… and even when it didn’t. I still believe it’s important to take our responsibilities seriously… but I’ve realized I would sometimes take myself a little too seriously.





Now, I can tell I’m not taking good care of myself because I feel grumpy from not having had fun in a while. I haven’t played enough. [Cue some much needed silliness and games with my nieces and nephews!]



This quote from Diane Ackerman is the reminder I need again and again: play isn’t just a break from the real stuff - it is the real stuff. It’s where deep learning, joy, and creativity live.





So this week, I’m asking myself (and you too): What would feel fun right now? What would make me laugh, smile big and cheesy, let loose and en-JOY?



#motivational #motivation #quotes #quotesforeducators #creativity #creativityquotes #learning #enjoythenow

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Tatiana Teaches

As educators, we use our creativity all the time - whether we’re designing a lesson, troubleshooting tech mid-class, or finding new ways to connect with students. But sometimes we forget that creativity isn’t just for the students…it’s also for *us*.

This week’s quote from Brené Brown reminds us that creativity isn’t a fixed trait, it’s a practice. It’s like a muscle we build (or the ones I’m trying to build 😉) not by getting it perfect, but by *using* it. And summer break is the perfect time to stretch that muscle in new directions: pick up a paintbrush, write something just for fun, rearrange your space, try a new recipe, record a new intro video, or let yourself make something purely for the joy of it.

You don’t have to call yourself “a creative” to be one. You already are!

#motivational #motivation #quotes #quotesforeducators #creativity #creativityquotes

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