Education
5 tips for creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students
How educators can create safety for LGBTQ+ students, even as handling queer issues in schools becomes increasingly politicized.
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4 ways leaders can set teachers up for classroom management success
Classroom management starts with helping teachers get to know families and students before the school year begins.
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Reindeer games: How educators can explain, reduce online bullying
Bullying by other students on social media can be especially difficult for students. Principal Michael Gaskell shares how educators can help.
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Leveraging latest research for education technology tools teachers need
Don't toss untested edtech into the classroom. It's better if all stakeholders partner to create research-based education technology tools.
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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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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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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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Nerdle creator loves teachers’ input
Nerdle - a math game inspired by Wordle -- has been an accidental success in classrooms. Creator Richard Mann explains how the game came to be and how teachers are using it.
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How teachers can better support foster youths in the classroom
When educators think about all students, the list becomes extensive: students of color, students with disabilities, English language learners, etc. How often do we think about education for foster youths?
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Extra Credit: Resilience in Ukraine, frustration in US
Teachers and students -- both refugees and those still in Ukraine -- show remarkable resilience and determination to stay in school. In the US, a mass shooting at a Texas schools prompts frustration at a problem that seems to be getting worse.
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Tech Tip: Individualized AI coaching provides helpful PD
Donna McDaniel of Keller Independent School District in Texas was one of the first teachers in the world to use artificial intelligence-driven coaching for professional learning. Here’s what she thought.
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Extra Credit: Why are teachers debilitated, students fined, schools sustainable?
Extra Credit: What's keeping 20% of teachers from working? Why are students being fined hundreds of dollars? Which schools are sustainable?
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The teacher community matters
How connected are you to the teacher community? Here's why these relationships can make or break your marketing efforts.
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Historians to teachers: Expect backlash, keep resisting
Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain tell teachers to push back on efforts to censor history lessons.