Current Curriculum Trends Worth Exploring
The classroom is continually changing, from the subject matter that is covered, to the way it is taught. Some of these changes stem from...
Closing the Excellence Gap for English Learners and Students of Color
Currently, a gap exists in which English Learners (ELs) “are persistently underrepresented in advanced classes and in programs for students identified as gifted” (Coronado...
Enhancing My Critical Consciousness
In the wake of the recent incident at Starbucks where two African American men were wrongly arrested, many are curious about what racial bias...
Inservice Call for Content – June 2018
Have you ever wanted to join the ranks of the incredible authors you read pieces from every month? Take a look at the topics...
12 Resources to Help You Address Mental Health in Schools
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is becoming increasingly clear that mental health in schools is an important topic the nation cannot...
ASCD Express Calls for Content: The Feeling-Learning Connection
Emotions are the rudder that steers thinking, write neuroscientists Immordino-Yang and Damasio. Our emotional states influence motivation to learn and perception of tasks. If...
ASCD #EMPOWER18 “Empower18 Inspires Me” GIVEAWAY: OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Entry into this Giveaway constitutes Entrant’s acceptance of the following Official Rules:
1. Giveaway. ASCD’s sponsored #Empower18 Inspires...
Empowering Students as Change Agents
Open today’s newspaper or turn on the news, and there is a good chance you’ll find a teenager –or more likely several teenagers– expressing...
Being a Mindful Educator After a Tragic Event
In the wake of the tragic events that our country has faced recently, I was asked to write something to help support all of...
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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.
Growing SEL in your school community
Early findings from The Wallace Foundation’s Partnerships for Social Emotional Learning Initiative show the need for a unified SEL approach.
