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Tips and Strategies to Boost Student Engagement

Graphite Blog

As we regain some sense of normalcy, many teachers report that students are struggling to get engaged in learning. From screen-time habits to social and emotional issues, many students are struggling. For more on this, check out the article 5 Online Discussion Tools to Fuel Student Engagement.

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How Two-Way Communication Can Boost Family Engagement

Waterford

Use Expert-Led Communication Strategies to Engage the Families in Your District Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinars , including “ Driving Impactful Family Engagement with CARES ,” and learn how you can build a school environment that values families and advises teachers as they connect and collaborate with families.

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The Fish in the Tree: Rethinking Traditional Standards of Intelligence

MindSpark

For context, it is true that my mother has never been great at math or science, and her reading is usually limited to the occasional health and fashion magazine. Lastly, educators engaged in our robust PBL method report higher job satisfaction and seek more professional learning. I was never any good at school."

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How Two-Way Communication Can Boost Family Engagement

Waterford

Use Expert-Led Communication Strategies to Engage the Families in Your District Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinars , including “ Driving Impactful Family Engagement with CARES ,” and learn how you can build a school environment that values families and advises teachers as they connect and collaborate with families.

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Our Quest for More R&R

A Principal's Reflections

In an article for SEEN Magazine Dr. Daggett provides some nice working definitions for these two terms: Rigor - Academic rigor refers to learning in which students demonstrate a thorough in-depth mastery of challenging tasks to develop cognitive skills through reflective thought, analysis, problem solving, evaluation or creativity.

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Strengthening Teacher Collaboration: Reflect Before (and After!) You Connect

Edthena

A version of this post about teacher collaboration originally appeared in the February 2023 edition of Language Magazine. What’s happening for students in one classroom is interconnected with what’s happening for students in other classrooms. There are many adages about teaching being a team effort.

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Insights from Leaders on Closing the Attendance Gap

edWeb.net

The presenters on this panel think not and recommend that schools begin to look beyond the traditional definition of attendance and measure attendance through the lens of student engagement and participation. Focusing on how to engage students more fully has the potential to reduce chronic absenteeism significantly.