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21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons

What happens when we re-imagine libraries as open, transparent spaces that invite student communication and collaboration?

5 Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools

See how you can use these teacher-tested tools for immediate feedback about how students are learning.

The High Cost of Neuromyths in Education

Many products and services make claims that simply aren't true.

Creating Classrooms for Social Justice

How do we help our students learn that they can have a positive impact in the world?

8 Pathways to Every Student's Success

See how you can apply principles of positive youth development including curiosity, sociability, resilience, and more.
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Common Core
How the Common Core Supports Deeper Learning

By Bob Lenz

The change that the Common Core demands from us is considerable, but it's not radical.

2 96 views

Apps
5 App and Mobile Use Guides for Parents

By Matt Davis

Matt Davis has curated a list of resources for parents for using mobile devices and apps with children, tweens, and teens.

99 views

Character Education
The 9 (or How to Spot Future Greatness in a 6-Year-Old)

By Frances Peacock

One first grade teacher suggests that we can spot future Supreme Court Justices in six-year-olds willing to shoulder serious responsibility -- like washing the board.

178 views

School Leadership
Celebrating School Counselors

By Anne OBrien

With National School Counseling Week the first week of February, find out ways administrators, teachers, parents, and students can honor and celebrate school counselors.

1 298 views

Education Equity
"It's Not What's Wrong with the Children, It's What's Happened to Them"

By Jennifer Ng'andu

Instead of punitive discipline that limits students' potential, we must adopt a more holistic approach and address the life circumstances that are causing their behavior.

1 1,223 views

Lesson Plans
7 Super Bowl Lesson Plans and Resources for the Classroom

By Matt Davis

Explore a curated list of Super Bowl lesson plans and resources from around the web.

3 436 851 views

Professional Development
Using Pre-Needs Assessment for Effective PD

By Lisa Johnson

Personalize your PD by using tools like Google Forms, Padlet, and Nearpod to learn what teachers already know and what they need to know.

1 373 views

Student Engagement
The 8 Minutes That Matter Most

By Brian Sztabnik

Like a story, lessons deserve compelling beginnings and endings. From pop culture connections to finishing with a level-up, here are eight strategies for holding students' attention.

10 20,252 100,626 views

Social and Emotional Learning
8 Pathways to Every Student's Success

By Marilyn Price-Mitchell PhD

Welcome to our blog series on how to apply the principles of positive youth development: curiosity, sociability, resilience, self-awareness, integrity, resourcefulness, creativity, and empathy.

5 9,224 33,815 views

Formative Assessment
5 Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools

By Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher

With tools like Socrative, Kahoot, Zaption, Chatzy, and Plickers, teachers can use tech for immediate feedback about how students are learning and understanding the lesson.

4 6,179 28,775 views

Classroom Management
Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices

By Dr. Lori Desautels

Here are some activities to stimulate your students' minds when they need a change, and to focus and calm them when they're just too stimulated.

13 10,215 26,233 views

Apps
8 Free Apps and Web Tools for Staying Organized in the New Year

By Monica Burns

The human brain can organize only so much data. Tools like 30/30, Pocket, and Sunrise can boost your ability to stay informed, connected, and on time.

3 2,823 24,688 views

PBL Assessment
PBL Pilot: Matching PBL With Traditional Grading

By Matt Weyers

Fifth grade teachers reflect on grading students in their PBL pilot program without traditional homework, while keeping parents informed and reconsidering the meaning of grades

13 5,846 24,008 views

Brain-Based Learning
Strategies for Getting and Keeping the Brain’s Attention

By Donna Wilson, Ph.D.

Holding students' attention is about activating the right neural network. Strategies include recognizing how focus feels, giving incentives, and adjusting the pace of your teaching.

20 4,435 20,952 views

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