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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

Ask a Tech Teacher

To students, knowing how to ‘compare and contrast’ sounds academic, not real world, but we teachers know most of life is choosing between options. Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style (8th grade Reading Standards).

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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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How to Help Your Students Learn Healthy Communication Skills

Waterford

As they listen, teachers can also show students how to be judgment-free listeners. This is also helpful by modeling for students how to be good listeners to their peers. Classroom activities like reflective writing in journals is a great way to teach communication skills to PreK, elementary, or secondary students. Sources: 1.

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How to Promote Family Engagement During the First Weeks of School

Waterford

Learn why family engagement matters and how to encourage it in your classroom from the first day of school onward. How to Prepare for Back to School Night. 1] If they can’t physically make it to school, consider offering alternatives like video or phone meetings. “How to Solve the Parent-Engagement Problem.”

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How to Host a Student Media Festival

The CoolCatTeacher

Mike Lawrence, a current organizer of the longest running student media festival in the country, shares how to set up and run your own media festival. With a big hat tip to our mutual friend Hall Davidson who started this event, we learn the ins and outs of student media festival and how you can “steal” their ideas and run your own!

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22 Classroom-Focused Resources on AI from Teachers Everywhere

The CoolCatTeacher

Generative AI in the Classroom with Steve Dembo Donnie Piercey, AI and Math Donnia Piercey @ mrpiercEy is sharing how to integrate AI into Math instruction and is hosting an upcoming seminar with the National Council of Math Teachers on a deep dive on AI in math instruction for elementary grades. He demonstrated Runway 2 which does this.

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How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom

eSchool News

With the advent of more device-agnostic digital classrooms, many tech-savvy teachers and schools are taking a step back and reevaluating how best to use technology to support their goals. So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom?

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