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Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools

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Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools In recent years, mindfulness has gained significant traction, not just in adults’ lives but also in educational settings. Incorporating mindfulness practices in schools has proven beneficial for students’ well-being, emotional regulation, and academic success.

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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Education applications Instead of me writing a bunch of words about UDL in action, check out this nine-minute video on UDL in the classroom. Education applications Instead of me writing a bunch of words about UDL in action, check out this nine-minute video on UDL in the classroom. UDL at its core is simply good teaching.

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24 Activities, Teaching Strategies, and Resources for Teaching Students with Autism

Waterford

This means that about 1 in 36 of the children you teach will be diagnosed with autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodivergent condition that affects communication, behavior, and learning. Psychologists use the term spectrum disorder because symptoms and support needs vary depending on the child.

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13 Tips to Solve Unusual Problems

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In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Post it on the wall in your classroom.

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How I Start Teaching AI to Middle and High Schoolers

The CoolCatTeacher

Some teachers are curious about how to teach about AI. While I have released a full podcast on how I'm using AI in my classroom , let's start simple with free resources that can be taught anywhere by just about anyone. And there we are, on the topic that is front of mind and front of conversation. You can do this.

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Mindfulness–its place in the classroom

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Teaching Channel is one of my favorite hands-on resources for how to teach. They offer lots of videos from the classroom, showing teachers at work, but also well thought out discussions on topics that impact education. This one is on mindfulness. I hope you enjoy it: Mindfulness to Calm, Focus, & Learn.

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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Imagine a classroom buzzing with engaged students, actively constructing knowledge and diving deep into topics that spark their curiosity. Conduct individual needs assessments through surveys, goal-setting conversations, or classroom observations. This vibrant learning environment does not just happen by chance.

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