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Creating an Empowering Classroom for Special Needs Students

A few days ago, my colleagues and I received some exciting news: one of our students had just published a book! As you can imagine, we were both very proud...

Five Reasons Teachers Should Try Twitter

Five Reasons Why Teachers Should Give Twitter a Try

In today’s social media-driven world, it can be a huge time suck to sort out the good from the bad. With so many “go to” sharing platforms like Facebook, Instagram,...

The Hunt for Student Expectation

Posted on11 Nov 2019

Tags21st century skills, authenticity, classroom culture, classroom management, connection, creativity, critical thinking, culture and climate, Growth Mindset, Ryan Duncan, strategies, student choice, student engagement, teaching profession, VAEI

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Some years ago, I set out on a journey of self-improvement. I wanted to become more cultured, expand my intellect a little, and one way I hoped to do this...

Problems and Solutions to Project-Based Learning

I remember once hearing a story about a 4th grade teacher who took her classroom on a trip around the world. Ok, it wasn’t a literal trip, but it still...

The Power of Place

Where do you love? What are the places that capture your imagination and your heart? Humans have a remarkable capacity to fall for locations; they can inspire us and change...

Making Time from Wasted Time

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found the fall and winter months to be a bizarre mixture of stress and elation. Sure, you have the lights, and music,...

It’s Time to Take a Stand for Our Teachers

There are few professions out there that have greater significance than that of a teacher. Doctors, lawyers, grocery store clerks, inventors, politicians, bankers, scientists, even YouTube sensations (yes, I said...

Helping Students with Dyslexia: 3 Strategies for Academic Success

I once heard it said that the most important man in history was Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. While this is debatable, there’s no denying Gutenberg’s contribution...

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