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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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NASSP finalist: Principal Briquelet takes holistic approach
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.
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Top 3 ways to help teachers reconnect with their “why”
Relocating -- or redefining -- your "why" can help teachers reduce burnout and regain their passions for teaching.
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Competency-based education’s clarity inspires engagement, self-directed learning
Competency-based education makes goals and expectations clearer for teachers, parents and students and can empower students.
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5 ways online coding program draws more girls to STEM
Teachers can get more girls intrigued by STEM by teaming an easy-to-use coding program with robotics and participating in competitions.
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Productive struggle: What it is and how to achieve it
Productive struggle is another term for developing grit. Two experts share why it's important and how to make it happen.
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Avoid burnout this fall by focusing on community care
Collaboration, caring rituals and removing unnecessary tasks can help teachers avoid burnout, educator T. Nicole Tucker-Smith says..
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Fintech payment innovations could reshape higher ed
Today’s fintech landscape is driving a greater need for payment innovations in education software at the collegiate level.
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Leading through loss: Being a leader after someone dies
The death of a colleague can affect leadership. Fred Ende shares three insights from his recent effort at leading through loss.
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Incorporating robotics to teach STEM in classrooms
When students engage with robotics, they are more excited about the STEM learning it entails.
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Brain science strategies to aid educator wellness
Feeling emotionally drained after the recent pandemic and school upheaval? Quick physiological tactics can ramp up educator wellness.
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Extra Credit: Education, reparations, teachers’ frustrations
Should we pay reparations through education? Can you count the reasons teachers are frustrated? Letter-writing pays positive dividends.
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Learning recovery: Helping students find their way back
Learning recovery can be challenging for students and teachers alike. Experts at a webinar offered insights, ideas.
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Reimagining student mental health for those the system hasn’t reached
Educators can try a variety of ways to ensure student access to mental health help. Their long-term well-being likely depends on it.
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Teaching computer science without (much) coding
Teaching computer science can be intimidating for teachers with no background in it. But what students really need is context, support and guidance.
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You can’t teach robotics without SEL
Social-emotional learning can be baked into coding projects. Here are suggestions to explore five aspects of SEL and robotics together.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones on history, book bans, CRT, disrespect for teachers
Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of “The 1619 Project" considers efforts to ban books as an assault on freedom.
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Extra Credit: Career counseling; tutoring insights; Library of Congress bonuses
Counseling before higher education can keep adults from bad career fits and wasted money. Also in Extra Credit: New studies on tutoring.
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Keys to successful, equitable community college apprenticeships
Community college apprenticeships should be credit-based, stackable and connected to growth industries., Lisette Nieves writes.
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Creating deeper, wider paths to digital equity
An edtech expert and educators share the ways they use technology to create more digital equity for students and families.
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Extra Credit: Parents’ rights, the rural divide and the economy-wrecking education decline
Is the parents’ rights movement harming students? Does your district do ability assessments? Read about these and more in Extra Credit.
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Creating a safe learning environment for refugee and immigrant students
Key strategies can help put refugee or immigrant students at ease and make them less confused or frightened.
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The need for content creation literacy
Just as information literacy was important when the internet was new, schools must help students understand responsible content creation now.
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Extra Credit: Hula hoops and conversations about consent
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.
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5 steps to cultural change and a better school experience
Does your school need a culture shift? Three educators share how to create a better education experience for academics, emotions and safety.
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Achievement teams approach can energize education PLCs
Turn education on its head with achievement teams that use student assessment data to improve teaching rather than judge students' abilities.
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How principals can make discipline a teachable moment
Discipline should be a teachable moment, not just a quick consequence. Jim Dillon explains why, and what to do differently.
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Extra Credit: Should US education try a do-over?
Lots of problems in education haven’t changed at all in the past few years, but several sources offer different ideas.
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Life and leadership: Turning lemons into lemonade
Feel like life has been doling out way too many lemons? Fred Ende shares some ways to turn them into lemonade.
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Extra Credit: Wasteful school, punitive paddles, gaining student trust
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.
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AI education roadmap: Kindergarten to career
Introduce AI in kindergarten and nurturing a passion for it throughout K-12 to create tomorrow's innovators.
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Strengthen early literacy skills with Duolingo ABC
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.
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How to create STEM opportunities for students with disabilities
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.
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Loan relief, trust in schools, standing up for yourself
The latest Education Extra Credit shares articles about college, trust in teachers, great ideas and other topics.
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SEL and student success, Part 3: Parent interactions
Coming back to school after time away can affect how parents view teachers. What can educators do to improve parent interventions?
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SEL and student success, Part 2: What teachers can do
Student behavior issues are increasing. Our SmartSummit explored what teachers can do to help students succeed -- now and in the future.
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SEL and student success, Part 1: Student red flags
Educators can look for red flags in student behavior to try to get ahead of social-emotional problems as school resumes.
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5 ways to use your learning management system
Learning management systems play a pivotal role, even in in-person classrooms today.
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College innovation lab thrives with flexible tech, partnerships
Technology, a flexible and accessible space, and partnerships are the ingredients for a successful innovation lab.
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Reduce burnout: Support teachers in classrooms, communities
Teachers need our support in the classroom, the district and the community. Becca Hughes offers ways to help.
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The power of fun classroom design
Engaging learning spaces start with one simple question: “What do kids love?” Carmelo Piazza explains how creative spaces aid students.
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Classroom playbook for constructive dialogue
Institute's materials help teachers support students as they learn to talk across differences with constructive dialogue techniques.