A Place They Love
Anyone who has ever known me well enough knows that I love to write. As a teenager, I wrote songs. They weren’t very good, but I found...
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E. E. Dowd
- Aug 3, 2022
- 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. Nick Sutton
- Jun 2, 2022
- 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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Carrie Baughcum
- Apr 22, 2022
- 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. Nick Sutton
- Apr 6, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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Carly Spina
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
Communication is Not a 2-Way Street; It's a Highway Interchange
Many times, folks will say that communication is a two-way street. I think nowadays, it's more of a highway interchange. We have so many...
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Dr. Kevin Leichtman
- Mar 4, 2022
- 3 min
A New Question to Ask
It isn’t always about the questions we ask. Sometimes, it is more important to consider HOW we are asking it. The way we frame our...
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Craig Shapiro
- Feb 25, 2022
- 4 min
Be Curious
Every once in a while, a show comes along that you can't stop watching. Sometimes it's the characters. Sometimes it's the plot. Sometimes...
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Alexes Terry
- Jun 20, 2021
- 6 min
Getting my students to show up
As we approached the end of the fall semester, I have been in reflection mode, thinking about what worked and what did not work, not only...
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Barbara Gruener
- May 20, 2021
- 5 min
What’s In A Name?
Today as I think about what’s in a name, I’m recalling a scene from the Hallmark movie Crown For Christmas starring Danica McKellar. When...
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Craig Shapiro
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
What Have They Learned?
At its core, education is about learning! As a person who truly values relationships and connections, I'm still aware that what students...
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Angela H. Bayer-Persico
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
A Look into “The Journey of an Accredited Provider”
Life as an educator is fun. Life as a provider and caregiver is fulfilling. It's exhausting on its good days and exhausting on its bad...
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Carly Spina
- Apr 9, 2021
- 4 min
Who’s Talking?
No matter what our roles are in schools, we all are language teachers because we all teach content through language. By using language as...
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Melody McAllister
- Mar 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Algorithm of Apologies
Today as I introduced my youngest two girls, second grade and kindergarten, to the words and world of coding. We focused on algorithms,...
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Paula Neidlinger
- Mar 26, 2021
- 5 min
Student Voice: Gen Z Speaks Out
Power ... (check) Connect ... (check) Record ... (check) Advocating for student voice has never been so easy. As classrooms transformed...
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Dr. Ilene Winokur
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Maslow's Hierarchy: Fact and Fiction
Guess what? Abraham Maslow didn’t create a pyramid to symbolize the hierarchy of needs because he didn’t believe the needs were linear...
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Grayson McKinney
- Mar 10, 2021
- 8 min
The Pedagogy of “Peloton”: Six Takeaways for Teachers
I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. I typically do not enjoy working out. I would consider myself an optimistic person...
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Craig Shapiro
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Think of the Finish as the Start
Okay, I know it's March! But based on lots of experience with students and working with colleagues, it's never too early to focus on...
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Mandy Froehlich
- Feb 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Potential for Overwhelm as We Get What We've Been Wishing For
I like warm hugs. There, I said it. I've never considered myself much of a hugger, but since the pandemic, I have developed a new...
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