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How to differentiate parent communication while setting healthy boundaries

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Erika Walther, M.Ed. We can move toward methods that work better for both teachers and families. We can move toward methods that work better for both teachers and families. One month into our first state-wide lockdown, I woke up to this message from a parent: .

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My manifesto for the coming school year: flexible resilience & finding what’s best for teachers and kids

The Cornerstone for Teachers

You know up until this point, if you’re subscribed to my email list or if you follow me on social media, that I’ve been advocating for teachers to use this first part of your summer break to rest and recuperate. How to seek out the overlap between what’s best for teachers and what’s best for kids.

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The breaking point that led to my sabbatical (and what’s next)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This post/podcast episode is just a little peek into what’s been going on with me over the last few months, and some reflections on what’s to come. Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go! The truth is, I was having more low days than functional days by July and early August of 2020.

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10 tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy

The Cornerstone for Teachers

The Truth for Teachers podcast is doing a two-part series about media literacy this season. Back in episode 216, I spoke with Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project about how educators can be informed media consumers and advocates for truth. We can’t teach skills to students if we don’t have those skills ourselves.

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How YOUR response to student behavior can change the trajectory of a child’s life

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast, I talked to educators about the school-to-prison pipeline and how restorative justice in the classroom (which starts with you) can change the trajectory of a child’s life. You’re going to hear sound bytes from a teacher, an instructional coach, and two principals. .

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How YOUR response to student behavior can change the trajectory of a child’s life & disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast, I talked to educators about the school-to-prison pipeline and how restorative justice in the classroom (which starts with you) can change the trajectory of a child’s life. You’re going to hear sound bytes from a teacher, an instructional coach, and two principals. .

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The magic pebble and a lazy bull: The book ban movement has a long timeline

The Hechinger Report

Across the country, state legislatures have passed bills to ban “age-inappropriate” books from schools, in many cases subjecting teachers and school librarians to criminal charges for possession of such books. This climate has teachers and librarians feeling fearful, confused and stressed. Copyright 2024. This alarmed librarians.

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