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The Challenges of Students With ADHD, Autism and More…
A fourth-grade girl daydreams extensively, gazing out the window during lessons. It’s hard to get her attention to have her participate in class. But she’s quiet, so she can sometimes escape notice. Another
Click to continue »Why Does Professional Development Matter for Teachers?
Is that a trick question, you ask? Yes and no. We can all come up with the typical reasons that professional development is important; and of course, one of them is that a certain level of it is required.
Click to continue »#TwitterforTeachers: A New Window for Learning
Twitter can seem intimidating until you’re familiar with it. With more than 67 million users globally and hundreds of millions of tweets sent daily, the whole thing can seem overwhelming. Even the name
Click to continue »Educational Outreach: Be a Teacher-Leader
Educational Outreach is about representing fellow teachers. That includes in negotiations with school administration and districts. As a teacher representative it is the job of an educational outreach
Click to continue »Pixar for SEL: Infinity and Beyond
Started by Star Wars creator George Lucas and later acquired by Apple’s Steve Jobs, Pixar, now owned by Disney, has been a groundbreaking CG animation studio since 1979. Feature length films include
Click to continue »Want to Earn Credits Boosting Your Career and Having Fun This Summer?
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Click to continue »Inquiry-Based Education Awakens Innovation
Inquiry-based education awakens curiosity, wonder, and purpose in students. It elicits the evidence that we need to demonstrate students’ skills and their understanding of new standards. For teachers
Click to continue »Bring Passion Back to the Classroom
“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo Do you ever feel like your students are just going through the motions? Has
Click to continue »Why Not Make Math Easy?
Students have a natural ability to learn, but sometimes math is intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Make math easy and fun. Why not? It can be done and once you break down that wall your kids will
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