The Language of Learning

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“There is a universal language that all schools have, regardless of their unique school culture. Much more than speech, this language of learning is a set of concrete skills and strategies for thinking, then speaking; for listening, then thinking; for translating curiosity into well-thought-out questions; for building on others’ ideas; and taking a conversation and train of thought to higher and higher levels.”

–from The Language of Learning

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Classroom Management & Discipline Discipline Special Times in the Year

Five Steps for Responding to Midyear Misbehavior

It’s January, and you notice that over the break your students seem to have forgotten all the routines they had been practicing since the start of the school year. Students ...

Families

Five Steps for Having Difficult Conversations With Parents

It’s midway through the school year and you notice one of your students has fallen into a pattern of missing work and struggling on tests and quizzes. You know it’s ...

Child & Adolescent Development Child Development

Midyear Child Development Review: Adapting to Students

At the start of the school year, as new classroom communities are forming, teachers begin planning ways to connect and form relationships with new students. By the middle of the ...