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3 Keys to Safe and Connected Classrooms

posted 11 days ago
By Kyle W. Lickel “Explosions.” That’s what popped in my head as I pondered the question: “What is going to get students to actually want ...

Great Classroom Management + High Teacher Confidence = An Effective New Teacher

posted 05-02-2023
By Grace Kibe Novice teachers aspire to have a great classroom, with students who are well behaved and academically successful. ...

ELLs 101: Debunking 5 Myths About ELLs, and Simple Practices to Reach Them

posted 04-25-2023
By Lisa Brizendine It is December in Tara’s first grade classroom, and 6 out of 18 students are English learners (ELLs). Tara reads aloud the story ...

Why “Print Culture” and “Emergent Literacy” Are Important to Literacy Development

posted 04-18-2023
By Jennifer Martin “A World Without Print”: This phrase is the title of a chapter from Victoria Purcell-Gates’ text, Other People’s Words: The Cycle ...

Classroom Library 101

posted 04-04-2023
By Julie Hoffman The classroom library is a fundamental component of the literacy-rich environment we want children to access at school. In essence, ...

Activate Students’ Minds with Active Reading

posted 03-28-2023
By Brian Williams, Rebecca Kavel, and Kyle Graham “I don’t understand! My students can read well, but they struggle to make sense of the text. As a ...

3 Subtle Classroom Management Strategies That Can Have a Big Impact

posted 03-07-2023
By Amie Weinberg Let’s begin with an important, common question that new teachers typically ask: “What’s the difference between classroom discipline ...

Giving Students the World Via Live Virtual Expeditions

posted 02-21-2023
By Mariel Gómez de la Torre-Cerfontaine and Nichole L. Smith Have your students ever visited the Pyramids or Buckingham Palace? Have they asked if ...

The ABCs of Teaching Empathy

posted 02-14-2023
By Jodi Legnon, Sherry Been, and Anita Ede You scan your kindergarten classroom and see students working during centers when suddenly you hear, “No, ...