The teacher talk creed:
1) Love what you’re doing.
2) Be Fearless -- take risks.
3) Kill them with kindness.
4) Celebrate the struggle.
5) Pause, balance, breathe.
6) Collaborate with your peers and keep the big goals in mind.
7) Never stop learning. Take advantage of the knowledge and research available to you. You are standing on the shoulders of giants.
8) Draw on students' interests and abilities. Whether it's drama, sports, computers, film, or myriad other areas, find out what your students excel at and are passionate about and it integrate into the curriculum whenever possible.
9) Practice what you teach.