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I began my first year of teaching filled with an intense optimism for my incoming students. The highlight of my year would be to meet and...
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Brian Kulak
- Sep 17
- 5 min
Separating the patch from the climbers
My grandmother’s house, in which she lived for over fifty years, is full of ivy. The kind of ivy that crawls up toward the roof with an...
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Craig Shapiro
- Sep 14
- 4 min
Now What?
September is upon us! If you haven't started school yet, it's sure to be right around the corner. Even though this is year 33+ for me, I...
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Britney Wolf
- Aug 29
- 4 min
The Post-It Method:
Most students will spend more time in the classroom with their teachers than at home throughout the school year. With that knowledge in...
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Dr. Matt Rhoads
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Instruction Without Boundaries: Let's Create Engaging and Effective Classrooms Within Any Setting
By: Matt Rhoads, Ed.D. Over the last few years, we have had to teach within online, blended, and fully in-person classroom settings....
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Rachelle Dene Poth
- Aug 13
- 6 min
How do we find balance?
For educators, as summer starts to wind down, we likely experience a lot of emotions. Excitement for the start of the new school year....
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E. E. Dowd
- Aug 3
- 4 min
Beating Burnout and Scribing Shipshape
I told my 5th-grade students that I was leaving teaching to become an author. I didn’t believe myself for a minute, but I needed...
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Dr. Denise Furlong
- Jul 13
- 4 min
Reflections on Beginnings and Endings
At the end of every year (and school year!), there is often a lot of discourse about the difficulties and challenges of the past year. We...
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Becky Lim & Dr. Matthew Rhoads
- Jun 18
- 5 min
Amplify Learning: A Global Collaborative #AmpGlobalEdu
Educators are our greatest source of knowledge and expertise to help us learn. Across the world, educators are doing amazing strategies...
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Dr. Nick Sutton
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Good Test Scores or Good Instruction?
I think many individuals look at test scores to determine and "judge" whether or not a school is doing a good job. This practice has...
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Tu Vuong
- May 26
- 4 min
Affirming Identities Through Affective Stories
So often we look to others for stories to connect and confirm our being. But what if we just looked inwardly? How can we weave the...
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Zach Rondot
- May 17
- 4 min
Connect Your Students to the World with The Expert Expedition
A Classroom Companion In 2021, Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot released a book for educators called The Expert Effect, dedicated to...
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Ekuwah [Mends] Moses
- May 13
- 5 min
FAQ: Ask the Nonfiction Picture Book Author
Who is Ekuwah Mends Moses, the author? I am a Black woman who was raised in a bicultural family. My creative work is rooted in preserving...
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Rachelle Dene Poth
- May 6
- 4 min
Empowering students through choice and voice in learning
Student choice and voice in learning are essential. We need to explore new ideas and tools that will help our students develop a variety...
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Britney Wolf
- Apr 27
- 4 min
The Reason Behind the Story
Writing a book about my life with Tourette Syndrome is something that always made sense. Getting my thoughts and emotions out on paper...
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Carrie Baughcum
- Apr 22
- 5 min
Why Did You Think You Had To Be An Artist To Draw
By Carrie Baughcum I had just spent forty-five minutes on Zoom sharing, teaching, writing, and doodling all about sketchnoting. But...
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Dr. Denise Furlong
- Apr 13
- 3 min
Translanguaging Like an Artist
Es cuando estoy leyendo (It’s when I’m reading) the book and soñando (dreaming) of other places. Question for our multilingual friends:...
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Dr. Nick Sutton
- Apr 6
- 2 min
What exactly is an Advisory Period?
The topic of advisory periods in a master schedule at a junior high or high school is a topic that I have seen come up so many times. I...
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Craig Shapiro
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Stay Calm
I was teaching a fitness class to a group of 10th-grade students. They'd done a great job of listening, and I was finishing up demoing...
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Lauren Bresner
- Mar 30
- 2 min
“Girl Power” Through Literacy
Educating young girls, and all children really, on female empowerment should begin as early as possible. One of the best and most...
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