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What does it mean to be “supported” in school?

Learning is hard. In fact, as David et al. (2024) noted, thinking is actually unpleasant and becomes an aversive experience.  When we are trying to learn something, we need a variety of supports if we are to feel comfortable enough to take academic risks and […]

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A Comprehensive Approach for Using the Final Rescue Funds

In the span of one week, I received over 12 separate emails from various organizations all describing the same issue. Namely, students who qualify for special education haven’t received their services or, if they did, they did not receive all of them per their Individual […]

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How to Make Grammar and Language Instruction Engaging for More Students

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Brock Haussamen (2003) famously states in his book Grammar Alive! that the study of grammar is “the skunk at the garden party of the language arts” (p. x). And indeed, many students when confronted with grammatical things—with discussions of clauses and conjunctions and commas—do act […]

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Moving Beyond the Illusion of Writing: Four Steps for Getting Started with Learning Journals

The illusion of writing is happening in classrooms across the country, and you know the type I’m talking about: those genre-based units of study where students write a personal narrative or research a topic of their choice, writing an informational piece, or constructing an argument. […]

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Math Proficiency for All

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As a new school year begins, teachers and leaders are already planning intervention support for students who are not currently meeting grade-level math standards. Rather than defaulting to traditional remediation practices that have produced disappointing results and failed to position students for future success, let’s […]

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Using Asset-based Perspectives to Establish Norms that Transform Our Math Classrooms… and Beyond!

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As we start a new school year, one big challenge for teachers is how our education systems tend to focus on what students don’t know. From testing to course offerings to tutoring supports, our system compels math teachers to fix student mistakes and misconceptions and […]

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Three Reasons Why You Need Cognitive Writing in the Classroom

Close your eyes for just a moment, and imagine a classroom, neither bound by workbooks nor confined by traditional classroom success metrics. This classroom no longer requires learners to compliantly fill in blank boxes or empty lines, seeking only correct answers; instead this classroom environment […]

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#CorwinTalks: Tips for New Teachers

Teacher Magic: Three Things I Wish I Had Done in Year One By Carol Pelletier Radford Welcome to teaching! As you open the door to your first classroom, you will be filled with excitement and perhaps some nervousness. I would like to share some of […]

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5 Easy Things You Can Do to Help Your Students Build a Better Relationship with Math

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Let’s face it: math has a bit of a PR problem. For far too long, we’ve framed math as something student either “get” or don’t—and if they don’t, they’re doomed forever. When students have a fraught relationship with math, they’re easily triggered by challenges and […]

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Listening: Topeka Superintendent’s Transformative Approach to Education Leadership

Leadership isn’t about pushing ideas into a community or a school; it’s about listening to learn. This essential premise has guided the journey of Dr Tiffany Anderson, the first African-American female superintendent in Topeka, Kansas, as she navigates the often challenging terrain of education. Her […]

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