This blog story from Dr. Paul Michalec is part of his IN:SIGHT REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATION collection. In this piece he explores compassion fatigue while considering what we can do to curtail it. Is compassion fatigue just another word for burnout or is there something particular about compassion fatigue that is worth leaning into? In the past week I led a professional development session on compassion fatigue and I had two separate and unrelated conversations with professional

Last week Dr. Kate Newburgh introduced the idea of developing profiles of educators to help identify and train teachers in a holistic way, attending to the technical elements of teaching as well as the personal characteristics of the teacher. In it she identified two advantages. In this second article in the two-part series she offers two more advantages along with a roadmap for creating an educator profile. Advantage #3: Demystifying Expectations In addition to encouraging a