The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Classroom management can be a challenge. In this post, I’ll share twenty-two of my top tips and ideas that have helped me have an awesome classroom. Classroom Management Tip #1: Build a Partnership With Your Students It’s true that you must relate before you can educate. I want them to join Google classroom.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 8, 2021

The Truth for Teachers podcast is BACK for season 14, and have I got some incredible things in the works for you! Read on for a quick personal update about my summer, what new changes are coming to the site, and a sneak peek at some upcoming podcast episode topics. No time to finish reading?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers: If you’re feeling frustrated in the classroom because it seems like your students are simply refusing to learn, then it might be time to take a step back and rethink the way you see the situation. The last thing that disengaged students need is a teacher who doesn’t believe in them.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 8, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast, I talked to educators about the school-to-prison pipeline and how restorative justice in the classroom (which starts with you) can change the trajectory of a child’s life.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

Byron has done considerable work advocating for fair and equitable discipline practices, and designed and implemented school-wide initiatives such as SEL, restorative practices, RTI, and trauma responsive practices. SEL strategy #1: Restorative conversations. How can we make social-emotional learning (SEL) more than a buzzword?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 15, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Jennifer Brinkmeyer. Informed by our prior experiences in the classroom, these expectations become a form of bias that can create rigid roles for both students and ourselves that we then spend the entire year navigating. I have a fake bouquet of flowers in a vase that I use.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 24, 2020

You know up until this point, if you’re subscribed to my email list or if you follow me on social media, that I’ve been advocating for teachers to use this first part of your summer break to rest and recuperate. Without support from actual classroom practitioners, the plan is not going to succeed.

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