Understanding Multiple Intelligences for the Classroom
When I was getting my master’s degree in education, my mom gave me sagacious advice. Don’t put a box around a child; all kids...
3 Ways to Create an Inclusive Learning Environment
By Jasper Fox Sr.
Imagine for a minute that you are a student again. Now imagine that learning within the school setting isn’t happening easily....
Inclusive Classrooms: Looking at Special Education Today
The state of special education isn’t what it used to be –– and that’s a good thing. In years past, students with special needs...
3 Literacy Concepts for Developing Students’ Skills in Reading, Writing and Thinking
It’s important to reflect on three foundational literacy concepts and questions when developing students’ skills in reading, writing and thinking.
Reading is not a subject-...
Formative Assessment Is the Cornerstone of Differentiated Instruction
By Andrew Miller
Teachers often want to know where to start with differentiated instruction as it can seem overwhelming and daunting. Questions like the ones...
Learning for All: The Importance of Culturally Responsive Classrooms
Classrooms today educate increasingly diverse students who live in a globalized and interconnected world. To ensure our children are prepared to thrive in this...
Building Teacher Capacity: The Art of Reflection
By Steven Weber
As schools come to the end of another academic year, teachers and administrators seem to be in a race to the finish...
5 Ways to Build a Positive Culture and Improve School Performance
In many high-poverty urban areas, there is usually at least one school that has a reputation for being a “tough campus.” Betty Best Elementary,...
Demystifying Creativity: Four Ways to Easily Foster Student Creativity
By Kevin Parr
My son Mason is well into the stage where he wants to do everything by himself. It is a wonderful and fascinating...
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Celebrate the “firsts” with students and build monuments with the “nexts”
Having one member of our community claim a seat at the table offers hope that more will secure a seat as well.
How educators can help students resist reactionary propaganda on social media
By Matthew R. Kay
I’ll always remember one of my last in-person classes before schools were shut down last...
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.
