13
Dec
2019
Handling the Holiday Stress
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The holidays are always stressful. Sure, the lights, music, and celebration can be fun, but there’s no denying it also takes a... Read More
6
Dec
2019
Teaching SEL, One Story at a Time
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Social-emotional learning is quickly becoming one of the most important and difficult subjects in modern education. This isn’t all that surprising when... Read More
25
Nov
2019
Kids These Days…
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I’m not exactly sure when it happens. Probably around the same time your kids learn how to operate a smartphone better than... Read More
20
Nov
2019
Why Kids Are Like Bacteria
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If you’re a teacher, you know that kids are an awful lot like bacteria. I mean, of course, that if you give... Read More
15
Nov
2019
Creating an Empowering Classroom for Special Needs Students
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A few days ago, my colleagues and I received some exciting news: one of our students had just published a book! As... Read More
11
Nov
2019
The Hunt for Student Expectation
Some years ago, I set out on a journey of self-improvement. I wanted to become more cultured, expand my intellect a little,... Read More
6
Nov
2019
The Power of Place
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Where do you love? What are the places that capture your imagination and your heart? Humans have a remarkable capacity to fall... Read More
28
Oct
2019
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... Read More