Educator well-being training online has positive ripple effects
A dean of students explains how educator well-being training helps her stays calm and support students and staff even when things get dicey.
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A dean of students explains how educator well-being training helps her stays calm and support students and staff even when things get dicey.
Principal John Briquelet is a finalist for the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ 2023 Principal of the Year. Read what matters most to him.
Relocating -- or redefining -- your "why" can help teachers reduce burnout and regain their passions for teaching.
Competency-based education makes goals and expectations clearer for teachers, parents and students and can empower students.
Teachers can get more girls intrigued by STEM by teaming an easy-to-use coding program with robotics and participating in competitions.
Productive struggle is another term for developing grit. Two experts share why it's important and how to make it happen.
Collaboration, caring rituals and removing unnecessary tasks can help teachers avoid burnout, educator T. Nicole Tucker-Smith says..
Today’s fintech landscape is driving a greater need for payment innovations in education software at the collegiate level.
The death of a colleague can affect leadership. Fred Ende shares three insights from his recent effort at leading through loss.
When students engage with robotics, they are more excited about the STEM learning it entails.
Feeling emotionally drained after the recent pandemic and school upheaval? Quick physiological tactics can ramp up educator wellness.
Should we pay reparations through education? Can you count the reasons teachers are frustrated? Letter-writing pays positive dividends.
Learning recovery can be challenging for students and teachers alike. Experts at a webinar offered insights, ideas.
Educators can try a variety of ways to ensure student access to mental health help. Their long-term well-being likely depends on it.
Teaching computer science can be intimidating for teachers with no background in it. But what students really need is context, support and guidance.
Social-emotional learning can be baked into coding projects. Here are suggestions to explore five aspects of SEL and robotics together.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of “The 1619 Project" considers efforts to ban books as an assault on freedom.
Counseling before higher education can keep adults from bad career fits and wasted money. Also in Extra Credit: New studies on tutoring.
Community college apprenticeships should be credit-based, stackable and connected to growth industries., Lisette Nieves writes.
An edtech expert and educators share the ways they use technology to create more digital equity for students and families.
Is the parents’ rights movement harming students? Does your district do ability assessments? Read about these and more in Extra Credit.
Key strategies can help put refugee or immigrant students at ease and make them less confused or frightened.
Just as information literacy was important when the internet was new, schools must help students understand responsible content creation now.
Learn how hula hoops teach a sex-ed -- and life -- fundamental, the difference between slow and fast thinking, and whether “normal” is worth returning to.
Does your school need a culture shift? Three educators share how to create a better education experience for academics, emotions and safety.
Turn education on its head with achievement teams that use student assessment data to improve teaching rather than judge students' abilities.
Discipline should be a teachable moment, not just a quick consequence. Jim Dillon explains why, and what to do differently.
Lots of problems in education haven’t changed at all in the past few years, but several sources offer different ideas.
Feel like life has been doling out way too many lemons? Fred Ende shares some ways to turn them into lemonade.
Are schools a waste of time? Can we build enough student-adult trust in schools? Read these and more quick takes in Education Extra Credit.
Introduce AI in kindergarten and nurturing a passion for it throughout K-12 to create tomorrow's innovators.
Duolingo ABC is a free, gamified literacy app for children who speak English that was developed by a team of learning scientists, literacy specialists, engineers, illustrators, and parents who know that kids who read can change the world.
The Catalyst program in North Carolina helps high-school students with disabilities learn about and train for STEM jobs and position them for STEM college degrees.
The latest Education Extra Credit shares articles about college, trust in teachers, great ideas and other topics.
Coming back to school after time away can affect how parents view teachers. What can educators do to improve parent interventions?
Student behavior issues are increasing. Our SmartSummit explored what teachers can do to help students succeed -- now and in the future.
Educators can look for red flags in student behavior to try to get ahead of social-emotional problems as school resumes.
Learning management systems play a pivotal role, even in in-person classrooms today.
Technology, a flexible and accessible space, and partnerships are the ingredients for a successful innovation lab.
Teachers need our support in the classroom, the district and the community. Becca Hughes offers ways to help.
Engaging learning spaces start with one simple question: “What do kids love?” Carmelo Piazza explains how creative spaces aid students.
Institute's materials help teachers support students as they learn to talk across differences with constructive dialogue techniques.