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Education blog looking at educational policy to help you find out what is really happening in our schools
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Teaching with Empathy: The Missing Instructional Link
The empathetic educator is engaged in a consistent cycle of sharing, listening, reflecting, and adjusting to create active learning experien

Reminder: Representation Matters
When looking for new books, ask yourself: can my students see themselves in this book? Do they learn about someone different from them?

Emphasizing Creative Problem Solving in the Classroom
Creative problem solving occurs when students are applying their previous skills to new situations or solving old problems in new ways.

Visions of Good Education: talkSTEM Founder and CEO of Dr. Koshi Dhingra
Regardless of what your personal experience in math and science might have been...don't let that be the definer of STEM in your life.

Teaching Mindfulness During Distance Learning
Mindfulness is one strategy that we can teach our students that can support them in dealing with the stress and anxiety they feel today...

How to Use the Overlooked Frameworks to Forward Your and Your Children’s Thinking
The tools of the national frameworks can create potential through-lines for the construction of knowledge and skills.

Improving the School to Home Connection Through Positive Communication
I have shifted from being an unwanted phone call, to becoming not only a consistent point of contact for my families’ needs

Rethinking What it Means to Be Culturally Relevant in Schools
As teachers, we are not the ones to define our student’s identities, rather we are the facilitators of such journeys.

Using Humor to Support Students’ Well-Being and Create a Rigorous Classroom
Teacher Rachel Fuhrman shares how teachers can use humor to support students intellectual and social-emotional growth.

Helping Students Become Independent Learners with Interactive Lessons
If the last few months have taught us anything, it’s that we need to make some big changes in the ways we teach and communicate...