Scene Opens: Home Depot, Monday, 7 am. A harried woman clutches items and calculates aloud… Employee: Can I help you, Ma’am? Woman (showing him an armful of wire): Is this the right width flexible steel wire for these pulleys? Employee:
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Online Preschool Showdown
This is a story about good intentions, bad implementation, and ugly consequences. But let’s get straight to the point: I’m talking about online preschool. Perhaps you just lowered your eyebrows and scrunched your face a bit. That’s what I did
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Arizona SB1318 and Dyslexia Policy
SB 1318, a bill which expands requirements for identifying students with dyslexia and training teachers to help them, has been passed in the Arizona Senate and assigned to committee in the House of Representatives. It was developed by a group
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Nurturing Civic-Minded Students in the Classroom
“Recently, adults aren’t the only ones participating in marches and demonstrations. As educators, we should celebrate and encourage participation.” –Az K-12 Homeroom This past week, my scholars and I have been studying Cesar Chavez and the work he did on
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Why Good Feedback for Students Must Start with Administrators
Schools are working harder than ever to find ways to improve the learning for their students. Schools are experimenting with technology implementation, lowering class size, even implementing mindfulness, and while each of these practices may be wonderful, there is no
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Get Selfish and Avoid the Burn Out with Teacher Self-Care
Self-Care: any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated (Wikipedia) This hot buzz word graces Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook in memes and posts as a way to cope with the wild world we live
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