One of my “12 Ways Series” articles was just published at Teachers.Net Gazette:

Susan Fitzell: A Dozen Ways to Build a Caring Classroom Community …
Apr 1, 2009 … Susan Fitzell is a nationally recognized speaker and author of several educational resource books. She has over two decades of experience …

Myers Briggs and Personality Types and Learning Environments


Sometimes I wish I could have my audience do the MBTI indicator just to see if my experience is validated with the results. Sometimes, it just seems to work out that I have an audience of primarily Introverts. Add to that the generally reserved nature of Midwesterners and the result is often a very quiet audience. For us extroverts, who get our energy from those around us, that’s challenging!
I’m fully aware that the audience is listening and taking in every word. And almost always, an audience of introverts is more outgoing after lunch. No one ever complains to me in this type of audience that they can’t hear because Read the rest of this entry »