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- Administration & Leadership
Earning Respect and Easing Your Way Into a New Assistant Principal Role
A district administrator shares ideas on how to make your presence known, and also make a great first impression, without overstretching yourself.Your content has been saved!
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7 Tech Routines for Balanced Usage
As schools rethink classroom tech use, teachers are finding practical ways to balance the benefits of devices with the need for focus, connection, and hands-on learning.Your content has been saved!
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Tips for Supporting Teachers With Family Engagement Challenges
Some parents may be hard to reach, and others may be upset. Here’s how principals can offer support without overstepping.Your content has been saved!
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Shifting From ‘My Classroom’ to ‘Our Classroom’
Middle school teachers can support student agency by sharing ownership of the space, encouraging peer-to-peer teaching, and including students in decision-making.Your content has been saved!
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Onboarding That Fosters Teachers’ Connection to Their School
By creating engaging modules that introduce the school’s culture and community, administrators can better prepare their new teachers for the year.Your content has been saved!
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Creating Classroom Community Agreements in the Middle Grades
Through purposeful questioning, teachers can empower students to agree on norms that foster trust, belonging, and shared responsibility.Your content has been saved!
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Podcast: Research: 5 Principles of Superb Classroom Design
What really matters in classroom design, according to science?
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4 Ways to Encourage Great Questions in the Science Classroom
Here’s how a middle school teacher guides students to proactively ask and answer questions like ‘why does that happen?’Your content has been saved!
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Starting an Earth Club to Support Science Education in Elementary School
With a variety of projects, this club has students apply science concepts while building responsibility and pride in their school community.Your content has been saved!
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3 Unique, Versatile Seating Arrangements
These popular, teacher-tested desk configurations make it easier to shift between independent work, collaboration, and whole-class instruction.Your content has been saved!
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