9 Characteristics Of A Competitive Learning Environment That Protects Children
There are elements of play, leveling up, and a sense of mastery or achievement upon accomplishing each challenge.
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6 Ways To Motivate Students Cognitively During Summer Break
Instead of asking, ‘How can we slow their loss of academic progress?” we might ask instead, “What do children need?”
The Simplest Way To Slow The Summer Slide
Slowing the ‘summer slide’ through daily reading, writing, and ‘playing’ supports children in developing learning habits that endure.
25 Resources And Ideas To Help Students Read More During The Summer
If your child doesn’t read over the summer, they are missing out on the significant role reading can play in personal growth.
10 Tips For Teaching Mindfulness In School At Any Grade Level
Find a time and/or place where you and your students can pause for a few moments and develop a sense of comfort with quiet.
Strategies, Tips, And Resources For Protecting Children From Abuse
Yes, taking action will probably make you anxious but child abuse is preventable. Here are some tips and resources for teachers.
Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19
Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19 contributed by Sanam Edwards, Teacher It’s been more than a year since …
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9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School
Fundraising for a local cause is an important lesson in community activism and can lead to a sense of purpose for students.
How To Teach Empathy In The Classroom
Want to teach students empathy? Start by helping students themselves not, “How am I unique?” but rather “How are we the same?”
Shifting Teaching From What They Might Become To Who They Are Today
I shifted my focus from what my students might ‘become’ in the future to who they are and what they need today.
25 Things Tests Can’t Measure In Students
Humility, curiosity, creativity, resilience, compassion, and 20 other things that tests can’t measure in students.
20 Ways To Bring The Joy Back To Your Classroom
The potential for new learning spaces and dynamics represents an opportunity for a different kind of resonance–and hopefully, joy.