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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

Before you know it, parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. It’s easy to let the conference season catch us by surprise, but did you know that parent-teacher conferences are one of the best ways to boost parent engagement? Encouraging Parental Involvement Before Conference Season. Areas for improvement.

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A Glimpse Into What's Possible

A Principal's Reflections

Fueled by social media, collaboration, and other online/offline learning endeavors, teachers and principals have quickly become the ambassadors for technology, initiating and catalyzing conversations in their buildings. I''m inspired by how they are pushing the edges of learning and embracing new approaches in the classroom.

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5 Simple Ways to Give a Genuine Compliment

The CoolCatTeacher

Please email me or message me on social media if you see any mistakes. to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he said, “One of the greatest problems of history is that the concepts of love and power have usually been contrasted as opposites. Human checked. Transcript Vicki Davis (00:01) Hello everyone.

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

MindShift

For tweens and teens it can also include some time spent on social media. Activities such as sports, visual and performing arts, community service, journalism, and academic clubs can be sources for positive playtime for teenagers (Mahoney, Cairns, & Farmer, 2003;Mahoney, Larson, & Eccles, 2005).

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Dear ISTE (reprised)

NeverEndingSearch

The award-winning classroom teachers at my table wondered too. The whole conversation brought me back a blog post I wrote following ISTE’s 2011 conference in Philadelphia. We’ve leveraged social media to connect themselves and their learning communities, often globally. So do classroom teachers.

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The breaking point that led to my sabbatical (and what’s next)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Even after I left the classroom and started doing instructional coaching, teaching was still my hobby. I’ve attended dozens of education conferences. I’ve spent my free time socializing with other educators and participating in Twitter chats and Facebook groups about teaching. My focus became broader, I guess.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ). The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. There is still time to submit your presentation proposals.