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A Continuum for Engaging Educators in Professional Learning

A Customized Approach to Engaging Educators in Professional Learning Professional learning must be tailored to educators’ unique needs to achieve meaningful growth. Research confirms that individualized approaches significantly enhance teacher effectiveness and student outcomes. Rooted in the Learning Designs standard from the Standards for Professional […]

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Four Big Ideas for Making Social Studies Instruction More Engaging

Are you looking for ways to make your social studies classroom a more dynamic and engaging place? Do you want to move beyond rote memorization and inspire a genuine love of learning in your students? As authors of the book The Social Studies FIELD Guide, […]

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Mastering the Art of Problem Identification: A Key Skill for Teacher Leaders

In recent years, researchers have paid more attention to teachers who take on leadership roles within schools. These individuals are often called “teacher leaders” or “middle-level leaders.” Studies have shown that teacher leaders play a crucial role in implementing school improvement plans, regardless of the […]

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A Sustainable Approach to Impactful Change

A goal for any school or district that is undertaking a change process is to ensure that the change through professional learning is both impactful and sustainable. Often, professional learning sessions result in immediate positive outcomes, but these outcomes may not be sustained over time. […]

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The Neuroscience of Bias

It is impossible not to be biased. From birth, as a survival instinct, the brain is hardwired to instantly assess others. Within the first few months of life, an infant will generally become attached to his parents and associate them with safety. This early attachment […]

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A Low-Tech, High-Impact Tool for Coaches

My virtual appointment with a coach colleague was visible on my smartphone’s calendar widget. A reminder was set. When I saw it as I started my day, I also made a mental note to get my computer up and running five minutes prior to our […]

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A Learning Trap of Algorithms

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The focus on algorithms as answer finding tools in K-12 classrooms has resulted in generations of largely mathematically illiterate students. It is less that this approach works for a rare few, and more that a rare few manage to learn mathematics in spite of how […]

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Clarity for Learning: What’s Next in What Works Best

In today’s complex educational landscape, one element consistently emerges as essential for accelerating student learning: clarity. When our learners, whether in music or mathematics, kindergarten or Calculus, Language Arts or World Language, understand what they’re learning, why they are learning it, and how they’ll will […]

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Four Concepts School Leaders in Low-Income Communities Can Use to Positively Impact Students

Schools in high-poverty areas encounter unique obstacles. Families in these communities often struggle with limited financial resources, inadequate healthcare, food insecurity, and poor housing conditions. These challenges are compounded by restricted access to technology and educational support for their children. Schools serving these families have […]

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Three Steps to Support Students’ Language Skills Development

To be successful, students must develop language skills that allow them to access all facets of society including job opportunities, social and cultural events, and personal growth opportunities. But language skills are based on more than simply mastering the mechanics of language. Each student’s identity […]

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