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A Few Educators 'Going the Extra Mile' Cannot Save the Education System

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From shoutouts during staff meetings to spotlights by administrators in newsletters, these acknowledgements and other examples of public praise shape how we perceive and talk about teachers. If all educators were in the top category of the pyramid, as the presenter was encouraging us to be, would it even be a pyramid at all?

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Padlet: A Versatile Classroom Tool

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One of the most popular, free tools used by thousands of schools is a virtual bulletin board called Padlet. make this a class bulletin board for announcements and activities. use a background that challenges students to organize activity into a timeline, category, or groups. curate topic-specific links for student use.

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3 Ways to Use Lego Bricks in the Classroom

Carly and Adam

Collect and Organize The best way I can find to get a collection is to put a notice in your school's bulletin asking for donations. I tend to do projects that need specific pieces, and these are the categories they always fall into…especially the Minifigures and other characters. That’s why I like to take them out beforehand.

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Get Your STEM Classroom Ready for Back to School!

Vivify Stem

Have the kids take turns creating “pictures” out of the depressed bubbles and having their team (or other person) guess what it is! Give them a science category like “mammals” or “weather” to narrow down options. Find the space-themed engineering design bulletin board posters here!

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The Mental Health Crisis Causing Teachers to Quit

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If there was one sliver of solace during that difficult last year, though, it’s that every other teacher she knew was having an equally tough time. “I Many districts aren’t seeing much change compared with any other year, though the data varies by region. In other words, the worst may be yet to come.

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4 Innovative ideas for using Pinterest to support learning

The Innovative Educator

Guest post by Cathy Earle People are “pinning,” “liking,” and “commenting” on recipes and fashions, wedding ideas and birthday party themes, innovative ways to display collections and cool DIY bookshelf projects on Pinterest , a gigantic virtual bulletin board where you can collect and sort all your favorite ideas and websites.

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How a Small Town in a Red State Rallied Around Universal Preschool

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Other kids come from families who may have the means but, until recently, didn’t make early learning a priority. But others have made clear they view early care and education as an individual, not government, responsibility. Others qualified for free Head Start or child care subsidies. A preschool push started in 2019.