Recognition Is Not Retrieval: Solving The Illusion Of Student Preparedness
The activities feel productive. There is visible effort and time invested, but recognition is not retrieval.
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6 Nonverbal Ways Students Engage In The Classroom
Learn to recognize and value nonverbal student engagement. From gestures to eye gaze, here are 6 ways students participate without speaking to build safety.
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Supporting Teachers to Prevent Burnout and Finish the School Year Strong
Teachers who see their leaders engaged in the day-to-day operations of the school, whether it’s dealing with a challenging student or covering a class, are more likely to feel supported.
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Why Did That Student Fail? A Diagnostic Approach To Teaching
What is Diagnostic Teaching? Diagnostic teaching is a step-by-step, intentional process for pinpointing exactly why a student is struggling.
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15 Alternatives To Report Cards
Benchmark Assessments, Peer Assessments, and Student-Led Conferences are among other alternatives to report cards in school and the classroom.
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Assuming The Best: The Power Of Teaching Through Positive Assumption
Of course, you won’t always be correct but the goal of these kinds of positive assumptions isn’t accuracy, it’s giving children room to grow.
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What Happens When Teachers Connect
When one teacher meets another, they exchange ideas. Comparing and finding common ground and learning new things is nearly automatic.
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4 Levels Of Integration For Critical Thinking
How can you teach critical thinking? This framework offers a way to integrate critical thinking in your classroom.
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7 Teaching Secrets For Long-Term Growth
Protecting your planning period by shutting your door isn’t ‘backwards teaching,’ it’s a survival strategy.
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The Most Important Things Students Learn At School
Everything around us is some kind of pattern and we look for them. That’s how minds work. Learning requires us to disrupt those patterns.
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Alternatives To ‘How Was School?”
“What did you learn in school today?” It’s easy to resort to cliches when talking to kids about school. Here are some alternatives.
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Ways To Quiet a Noisy Elementary Classroom
Reliable ways to refocus students and begin instruction smoothly. Calm attention cues, transparent routines, and grade-band examples teachers can use right away.
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8 Videos To Motivate Students In And Out Of The Classroom
These are some of the best motivational videos for students to help with mindset and perspective–seeing the commonality in human experience.
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The Two Minds Of An Educator
The need to be rational collides with the enormous complexity and scale of the circumstances teachers face.
