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Fixed mindset or growth mindset: Which is your classroom?
Children are observed and “graded” from the time they’re born: She learned her alphabet at age 2; he has math aptitude. Or the opposite: She has trouble with numbers; he struggles with reading. Here’s
Click to continue »New Year’s Resolutions for Teachers: Make 2020 a Creative, Passionate year
Every January, the temptation beckons: New Year’s Resolutions. Will this be the year that we actually lose a few pounds, spend more time with your family, learn healthy recipes, or increase your activity
Click to continue »Can ‘genius hour’ bring passion into your classroom?
Imagine your boss telling you that for a certain period of time each day or week, you get to work on a project that feeds one of your passions, even if that project doesn’t directly have an impact on
Click to continue »Teacher wellness counts in the classroom: Are you the best you can be?
There’s a long list of things that contribute to the effectiveness of classroom learning: strong teachers, relevant curriculum, technology, resources, the school environment, the mix of students, parental
Click to continue »Future of the Classroom report: Thinking, connecting, innovating
To research the current state of K-12 education, to do it globally, and to create a thoughtful and fact-based prediction of what the future holds would take a lot of resources. But if there’s one thing
Click to continue »Mindfulness in the classroom: Does it work?
The teacher writes numbers on the white board in front of the class, preparing a lesson on fractions and decimals. Two girls are passing notes. A couple of kids in the back row are laughing about a secret
Click to continue »Why and How to Create a Makerspace in Your School
Think about the elementary school library of your childhood: shelves, books, table, and a librarian who focused a lot of her time keeping kids quiet! Now, imagine if a corner of that library had been set
Click to continue »When Standardized Tests Change the Classroom Climate
Photo credit: Siaath via iStockphoto Five years ago, researchers for the National Education Association (NEA) surveyed 1,500 teachers from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 about standardized testing. The results
Click to continue »First-year teacher? 7 tips from the veterans
(Photo credit: Monkey Business Images, via iStock) Articles aimed at new teachers can sometimes seem ominous: “5 Vital Tips for First-Year Teachers to Make it Out Alive” “6 Tips for Surviving
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