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Teacher Development
The Power of Summer Reflection
Taking stock of past successes and challenges can boost your resilience for the upcoming school year.
Elena Aguilar
Social and Emotional Learning
Paper Tweets Build SEL Skills
An offline version of Twitter helps with both social and emotional learning and formative assessment.
Jill Fletcher
School Climate
When Leaders Seek First to Understand
Supporting teachers by listening to their needs is key to creating a strong collegial culture and retaining great teachers.
Mathew Portell
PBL Planning
Summer Planning for PBL
Low-stress ideas for revising your project-based learning curriculum before you head back to the classroom.
Andrew Miller

Literacy
Starting a Heritage Language Book Club
A book club can help students who mainly use English but speak another language at home gain valuable literacy skills in the home language.
Tim Jacklich
Classroom Management
Getting Started With Person-First Language
Focusing on who students are as individuals—instead of on learning differences or other descriptors—starts with empathy.
Michelle Foley
Technology Integration
Reluctant Adopters and Technology Initiatives
Addressing the valid concerns teachers have about new tech tools helps them accept change and builds positive relationships.
Theresa Cullen
Literacy
5 Books for Understanding Reading Difficulties
If you’re reading for something more serious than a beach read, here are a handful of books—including two for kids—that can help teachers work with struggling readers.
Jessica Hamman

Classroom Management
Getting Started With Person-First Language
Focusing on who students are as individuals—instead of on learning differences or other descriptors—starts with empathy.
Michelle Foley
Culturally Responsive Teaching
A Classroom Where Everyone Feels Welcome
Six strategies for building the strong relationships with students that are the heart of a culturally inclusive classroom community.
Janice Wyatt-Ross
Classroom Management
17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate
Teacher-tested ideas to help students quietly fidget.
Youki Terada
Social and Emotional Learning
Morning Meetings From Pre-K to 12th Grade
Daily discussions and team-building activities meet the physical, social and emotional, and spiritual needs of students.

New Teachers
The Lessons of the Dandelion
The ubiquitous yellow bloom—beautiful but very tough—has worthwhile lessons for teachers embarking on their careers.
Laura Thomas
Teacher Development
The Benefits of a Multiyear Induction Program
A New Jersey school district uses a four-year induction program to support teachers in the difficult early years.
Kimberly Tew
Classroom Management
5 Tips for Kindergarten Pacing
Keeping a kindergarten class on track can be challenging for new teachers, so a veteran shares strategies he’s developed.
Thomas Dittl
New Teachers
A Little Prep Goes a Long Way
A bit of logistical work in the classroom can help new teachers wrap up for summer—and ease the back to school crunch as well.
Kim Lepre

Technology Integration
Reluctant Adopters and Technology Initiatives
Addressing the valid concerns teachers have about new tech tools helps them accept change and builds positive relationships.
Theresa Cullen
Instructional Coaching
Smoothing the Way for Change
Educators can more easily integrate new initiatives with established procedures by mapping the positives and negatives of both.
Beth Holland
School Climate
When Leaders Seek First to Understand
Supporting teachers by listening to their needs is key to creating a strong collegial culture and retaining great teachers.
Mathew Portell
Teacher Development
The Benefits of a Multiyear Induction Program
A New Jersey school district uses a four-year induction program to support teachers in the difficult early years.
Kimberly Tew