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The average classroom teacher will make 1,500+ educational decisions every school day. —Teach Thought, n.d. Trying to describe the job of an educator is like trying to explain the inner workings of a computer. Not only is teaching complex, but it is also constantly evolving. Our profession has historically relied upon continual reflection, refinement, and refocusing on best practices for teaching and learning based on a plethora of students’

Literacy

Selecting Mentor Texts with Academic, Linguistic, Cultural, and Social-Emotional Responsiveness

April 7, 2021

author: Melanie Meehan and Kelsey Sorum

My advice to aspiring writers is to read, read, read. The more you read, the stronger writing you’ll become. If you love a book, read it twice so that you can study it and figure out what the author did to pull you in, to

Teaching Methods

Disciplinary Literacy: Empowering Students to be Knowledge Producers

April 5, 2021

author: Julie Stern, Krista Ferraro, Kayla Duncan, and Trevor Aleo

This blog is part three of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see this first post and this second post. “Why do we have to know this?” It’s the age-old question students pose when they doubt the importance of the content they’re asked to learn.

Equity

Awareness to Action: Nine Steps to Courageous Principal Leadership

April 2, 2021

author: Melissa Krull, Candace Raskin, and Antonia Felix

As unimaginable as it sounds, the Covid-19 pandemic that has brought tragedy to hundreds of thousands of American lives since early 2020 may have one enduring, positive impact. Revelations about racial inequities in health care, employment, housing, and education brought us over a threshold that

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Disciplinary Literacy: Empowering Students to be Knowledge Producers

Awareness to Action: Nine Steps to Courageous Principal Leadership

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Three Reminders for Educators in the Face of Adversity

The Power of Tutoring to Empower Students Struggling in Math

Teacher Noticing: The Key to Unlocking Student Success

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