The week in education, from student aid rules to HBCUs. Image credit: Maria Fabrizio for NPR MORE

Growth mindset has been a buzzword in education for quite awhile and I think a lot of teachers and kids are already familiar with it. But I’ve noticed a pitfall that seems to occur fairly often. MORE

September 23, 2017 For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here is a handy visual featuring 10 easy ways to help you integrate the power of QR codes in your instruction. We have also included.read more. Repost MORE

September 23, 2017 Below is a handy infographic we created specifically for research students to help them with APA citation. Based on the guidelines from ‘Publication Manual of the American.read more. Repost MORE

This interview was first published on Huffington Post. According to NPR , teacher attrition is high, and university enrollment in teacher preparation programs has fallen 35% over the past five years — a decrease of nearly 240,000 teachers in all. MORE

Our fourth grade is immersed in the writing process using Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop. They are looking at mentor texts. They are studying author’s craft and developing their own style of taking a story from an idea to a published piece of writing. MORE