Nancy Frey's Blog, page 9

3 Key Areas to Monitor in Your New Teacher Induction Program

Keeping teachers in our schools remains at the top of everyone’s mind. To do that, effective induction programs require a robust monitoring system. Many leaders obtain feedback from professional learning, but we need to do more. By identifying benchmarks and collecting data regularly, we gain […]

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Cultivating a STEM Classroom Culture

What does a stimulating, minds-on STEM classroom culture look like? What shapes a productive STEM classroom culture? More importantly, what does a thriving STEM classroom culture look like, sound like, and feel like? We all want each of our scholars (PreK-12) to engage in STEM […]

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#CorwinTalks: Tips and Strategies for Building Literacy Skills in All Content Areas

3 Tips for Teaching Reading Across the Day By Jen Seravallo Because reading is so critically important, the job of teaching students how to read well belongs to all teachers. – Jennifer Serravallo, Teaching Reading Across the Day View every lesson as an opportunity to […]

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Even More Learning Made Visible

In this episode of the Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast, Even More Learning Made Visible, host Peter Dewitt engages in a meaningful conversation with Professor Emeritus John Hattie from the University of Melbourne, Australia about his newest book, Visible Learning: The Sequel. An eagerly anticipated follow-up […]

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Three Tips for Meaningful STEM Integration During Science or Mathematics Instructional Time

This is the first of a series of four Corwin Connect articles from members of the author team of Simplifying STEM PreK-5 and 6-12. Every scholar (preK-12) should have access to meaningful integrated STEM learning experiences, with no exceptions. However, the setting and structure for […]

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#CorwinTalks: Strategies to Foster Cultures of Belonging in Schools and Classrooms

A Fundamental Need: Belonging  By Nicole V. Law and Sonja Hollins-Alexander The need to belong can be traced back to prehistoric times when cooperation and collectivism was critical for safety and survival (Allen, 2019). Belonging is the core need that was and is essential for […]

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See What Happens: When You Center Students

Another World is Possible In April 2019, educator Shane Safir attended a convening of the Deeper Learning Dozen, a collaborative of 12 U.S. and Canadian school districts under the leadership of professor Jal Mehta from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In chapter one of […]

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Foster Pedagogical Justice for Multilingual Students

Prevailing U.S. pedagogy tends to focus on preparing students to score well on multiple choice tests. Yet there are a host of major problems with this “accumulation-based” pedagogy (a.k.a. factory model, banking model [Freire, 1970]), particularly for multilingual students: The tests are in English, and […]

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#CorwinTalks: Strategies to Engage Students and Manage Challenging Behaviors

Learn to Understand and Address the Causes of Student Disengagement  By Lee Ann Jung  When asking teachers about some of the most challenging parts of their job, they often want to know ways they can motivate their students or how to address challenging behaviors. They […]

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The Trauma of Teaching

As someone who assists schools in developing trauma-informed systems of support, I hear countless stories about the challenges educators face in their schools. The stories of trauma experienced by educators and students weigh heaviest on my heart. Thankfully, a growing number of schools are committed […]

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