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Mrs. Chandler, I Have This Idea…
Independent reading assignments open students' minds and hearts
One of my favorite days of the year is when I give students their first independent reading assignment. I believe the best way to keep the love of reading alive is for students to read what they love and share their...
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Amber Chandler
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Four Ways to Help Students Be Their Best Selves
How educators can help students repair damaged relationships and make behavioral changes
The eighth-grade girl approached Tom Adams in the cafeteria. "Dylan just asked out Samantha as a joke," she said. "Now he's laughing about it with his friends, and Samantha is sitting at our table crying." Adams, the...
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Phyllis L. Fagell
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After-Reading Response: Using Found Poetry for Synthesizing Text
Found poetry encourages readers to choose important details from text that they can use to demonstrate and share meaning
Much of the writing we assign our students is public writing—writing to communicate with others. Writing-to-learn is personal writing, writing that helps students increase comprehension of texts—fiction...
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Lesley Roessing
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Weaving Gratitude into the Fabric of Everyday Learning
Practicing gratitude is one tool that can help students deal with anxiety, depression, and loneliness
iGen, a term used by generational researcher Jean M. Twenge (2017), is used to describe children born between 1995 and 2012. In her book, Twenge analyzed large data sets to understand the struggles and hopes of this...
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Elizabeth Yomantas
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Writing as Inspiration in Math Class
Using the power of words to explore math content, careers, and self-reflection
Reading and writing are powerful learning tools that can be used effectively in the math classroom to draw connections between mathematics and its application to the other school disciplines and the real world....
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Alessandra King
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Worksheet Busters
Revitalizing teaching and learning with engaging activities
It's Monday morning. You're refreshed after a weekend spent with your family, your favorite fuzzy socks, and an unashamedly impressive amount of streaming content. You're excited about your lesson plans. You've...
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Katie Powell
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Student Choice in the Mathematics Classroom
Increasing engagement and motivation by giving students input on their learning
As a mathematics teacher I have often struggled to help my students feel inspired and motivated to do mathematics. Some students are unmotivated because traditionally they have not been successful in mathematics. This...
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Michelle Burroughs
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Bring Passion to Your Class
The benefit of 20% Time or Genius Hour for middle schoolers
In my first year of teaching, I was actively looking for new ways to renew my students' excitement for learning. My search led me to Google's 20% Time initiative, where employees are given 20% of their working time to...
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Kathryn Nieves
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Is it About Their Future or Your Past?
Creating great experiences that prepare students to be ready for whatever the future brings
I'm an 80s kid. I was born in 1977 and spent the bulk of my childhood in the greatest decade ever. I wore knee high striped socks with my short shorts. I listened to Michael Jackson, Tiffany, and Guns and Roses. My...
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David M. Schmittou
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Research Summary
A typical middle school classroom includes young adolescents with a range of skills, interests, abilities, and personalities. One student may relate any topic of study to a favorite sport or video game. Another...
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Amanda Wall, Dixie Massey, Margaret Vaughn
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