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The Significance of Small Wins

A Principal's Reflections

Below is a summary by Stephen Meyer of a study by Amabile & Kramer (2011): Over the course of four months, researchers at Harvard conducted a study of over 200 employees at seven different companies. Research has shown that the small wins are just as important, if not more, than the big ones everyone aspires to achieve.

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What’s It Like to Leave the Classroom for a Job in Edtech?

Edsurge

After three years of facing heightened stress since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic — not just the safety worries, but also the political frays that have followed — it’s no wonder that some teachers are leaving the stormy seas of classroom instruction in search of calmer waters. She has since been promoted to client success manager. “It

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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom? The books literally are broken into text message-sized chunks making reading easier, plus Literal has classroom management features for teachers.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

In this blog post, I’ll share how Lumio is a great tool for classroom teachers everywhere, whether you’re reviewing for a tough exam like my Computer Science class or teaching a regular lesson. You can upload anything you already have in your classroom, every pdf, every electronic document, or the materials you’ve purchased and add to Lumio.

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4 Ways to Use Improv to Teach

The CoolCatTeacher

Mel Paradis on Episode 553 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mel Paradis, author of Teaching Improv: The Essential Handbook , shares four ways to use Improv to teach in the classroom. Here are some fantastic ideas to share in your classroom.

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How to use Notion

The CoolCatTeacher

How I Use Notion in the Classroom. After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. He talks about how to get started and why people use it.

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