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As I sit here typing
this, my mind is racing and my...
For Black educators when school systems aren’t doing enuf
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I write these...
What the Democrats and Republicans stand for on education: excerpts from party platforms
By David Griffith
As the campaign season
enters its homestretch, it’s...
Unpacking unconscious bias in grading: readers react
One of the most-viewed articles in Educational Leadership’s September issue is an interview on anti-racist grading with Cornelius Minor, a lead staff...
Serving kids with disabilities in remote learning: three key strategies
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Carl Sandburg wrote “Life is like an
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Our House, Our Rules: We must have teachers’ backs as they teach for equity
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When, as children, we wanted something, many of us knew...
What teachers need to make remote learning work
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By now we
know that the ways schools...
What is a teacher’s role in “the new normal”?
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The case for grade-level instruction as schools reconvene
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Along with issues of health and
safety, concerns about making up for...
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How to simplify hybrid learning
We can only hold onto so much information at any given time. Practical methods for online and hybrid learning reduce the cognitive load.
