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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. Have students observe plants, insects, or other natural phenomena.

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Using universal screening to improve student well-being

eSchool News

As Martin Seligman , the father of positive psychology, said: “I believe psychology has done very well in working out how to understand and treat disease, but I think that is literally half-baked. District officials read guidance from the National Center for School Mental Health and SAMHSA to really understand how to start.

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

For Educators: How to Run a Parent-Teacher Conference. 14] Also set a few student goals for the upcoming semester during the meeting to involve parents in the assessment process.[8]. Avoid using educational jargon, which can confuse parents who aren’t as familiar with elementary teaching terms.[7]. Markström, A. Machen, S.M.,

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

Assess Your School or District Mark Wise told me about how they assess their entire district with a massive project for eighth-graders. Then we use that data to then inform our other programs and our other types of assessments to see how we can improve those.

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Schools are sending more kids to psychiatrists out of fears of campus violence, prompting concern from clinicians

The Hechinger Report

She had documented the session, anonymizing some details, to share it as a case study with a room full of hundreds of child psychiatrists who faced similar requests. They needed to know how to respond. Critz Elementary insisted he go to a hospital or crisis center for a psychiatric evaluation; twice he was taken there by police.

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Bring back joy by teaching outdoors: A how-to guide

The Cornerstone for Teachers

On the other hand, Alisa, an elementary school teacher from Massachusetts, says that building outdoor learning spaces in her school lead to a stronger community as everyone came together to make it happen for the kids. Case Study #1: Jain, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas. Want to listen instead of read?

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After Early Results, Personalized Learning Is 'Quickly Becoming District-Wide' in Dallas

Edsurge

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.