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Looking Ahead to Next Year: The First Day of School

The start of the year is such an important time for students, the time when we help them see that school is a safe place where they’re valued, a place ...

Professional Development and Community School Leaders and Administration Whole School

Seven Tips for Meaningful Collaboration With Other Teachers

Like many educators these days, the teachers in my building have new initiatives added to our plates each year. We need (and want!) to collaborate as a faculty about them, but it's difficult for us to find time to meet as a group. At my school we've found a solution that works well for us, and I wanted to share it with you.

Child & Adolescent Development Positive Community SEL Skills

Restoring the Developmental Lens in K-12 Education

Children are complex, growing human beings—each on a unique developmental journey. In Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development Ages 4—14, Chip Wood reminds us that teaching is not just about managing ...

Middle School

Three Activities That Bring Students’ Lives and Interests Into the Classroom

Brain Breaks and Motivators Middle School

Three Activities That Bring Students’ Lives and Interests Into the Classroom

Three Ways to Cultivate Classrooms Where Students’ Voices Are Heard and Valued

Middle School Middle School Teacher Language

Three Ways to Cultivate Classrooms Where Students’ Voices Are Heard and Valued

Five Ways You Can Use Responsive Advisory Meeting to Help Students Find Their Voice in the Classroom

Academic Choice Middle School Responsive Advisory Meeting

Five Ways You Can Use Responsive Advisory Meeting to Help Students Find Their Voice in the Classroom

Empowering Educators to Get to Know Their Students: A Conversation with Authors Andy Moral and Heather Young

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Empowering Educators to Get to Know Their Students: A Conversation with Authors Andy Moral and Heather Young

Peanut Butter, Grape Jelly Song

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Peanut Butter, Grape Jelly Song