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The ultimate guide to authentically creating a secondary classroom where students feel safe, welcome, & whole

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content.

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How Teachers Can Just Work 40 Hours a Week?

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When the year is up, they will never be charged again and will have continued access to the Facebook group and all club materials. Angela Watson: It’s not about working a 40 hour week–members choose their OWN target number and determine how to allot those hours throughout the week. Will this work for me in that case?

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

With the widespread use of social media platforms and the ubiquity of news stories, teaching students how to critically evaluate sources and sift the good from the bad becomes a pressing pedagogical necessity. How to spot fake news classroom posters Here are two handy posters to use with students in class.

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Are History Textbooks Worth Using Anymore? Maybe Not, Some Teachers Say

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“The truth of the matter is education is political,” says Tinisha Shaw, a social-emotional specialist and former history teacher for Guilford County Public Schools in North Carolina, during a recent webinar on textbook standards, organized by Social Studies Network , a Facebook group for educators. But you need to teach them how to think.”

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‘Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online

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Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. I want to figure out how to do it.”. So we’re trying to fill that void.”

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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

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This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”. Several educators echo Yates’ comments.

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6 Ways to create meaningful teamwork experiences through an LMS

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For example, in a survey investigating the impact of collaboration in the learning of secondary school Statistics, one school found out that students had a 11.8% Read on to find out how to create a collaborative learning space using an LMS. So maybe in real life, your students can really learn how to thrive through meaningful teamwork.

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