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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

In a world of standardized tests and rigid curricula, fostering a culture of continuous, personalized growth for teachers allows them to stay abreast of current trends and effective strategies, maximize time, and become the best iteration of themselves for the learners they serve. Efficacy should be the goal of all professional learning.

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Taking Learners Deeper with Reflection

A Principal's Reflections

While each encounter resulted in a painful experience, they also provided a valuable opportunity for me to reflect on why I was susceptible to stings and how to avoid them. In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I shared the need to provide more opportunities for this in lessons as well as specific strategies that can be used.

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Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School

Waterford

Read on to discover what self-care is, why it’s important for educators, and how to bring it into your daily life as well as into your school. Ideally, a healthy self-care strategy should include an activity that addresses each of these factors every day. Public Health, 123(11), November 2009, pp. What is Self-Care? Sources : 1.

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Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning. Teachers often wrestle with two big questions: How do people learn, and how can they do it better in a constantly evolving context? You can read more about how to create learning through play. by Terry Heick. learning). Learning Channels.

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How to Encourage Girls in Your Classroom to Get Involved in STEM

Waterford

Women’s History Month is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to re-evaluate how you approach STEM in your school. Read on to discover the barriers that women in STEM face and how you can help counteract them through lessons and classroom strategies. Education Week, June 2009, 28(35), pp. Viadero, D.

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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

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It’s one of the best strategies to create a positive learning environment for all students. Find out what family engagement is, how to nurture it, and how to create a community built on family-teacher relationships in your school. How to Increase Family Engagement. Developmental psychology, 2009, 45(3), 740-63.

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

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Using strategies that promote an inclusive classroom during the school year can be a great way to prevent the achievement gap. Parent engagement can also be a crucial strategy for preventing the summer slide.[8] Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009, 14(2), pp. Solving summer slide: Strategies and suggestions.

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