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COVID School Year Reflections
By Mary Docken This invited cross-post by Mary Docken originally appeared on Intellispark's Our Thoughts blog. Six experienced K-12...
An Open Letter to Teachers on Standardized Testing During a Pandemic
By Abigail Lund Dear Teacher, Wherever you are, you have had quite the year. You have reinvented the wheel more times than you can count....
Visions of Good Education: Alex Calderon
This edition of Visions of Good Education features teacher and host of the 1st Gen Teacher Lens podcast Alex Calderon. The 1st Gen...
The Art of Access: Circulating History and Improving Visibility
By Forrest Evans Circulation is currency to a library and also reflects a community’s needs, and interests. Yet, many educators still...
Be a doer! Be unconventional!
By Jon Hinthorne I remember my first professional development day in 2007 like it was yesterday, when our Principal and two teacher...
Visions of Good Education: Beau McCoy
This edition of Visions of Good Education features Beau Mccoy, founder and CEO SOLcademy, a new short-format educational video platform....
Seven Years and Counting: Best Practices for Connecting with Students Part 4
In this four-part series, teacher Gene Deary reflects on what he has learned in his seven years as a teacher when it comes to connecting...
Visions of Good Education: Deonna Smith
This edition of Visions of Good Education features Deonna Smith, founder of the Educational Justice Working Group. Deonna Smith is a...
Distance Learning: Teaching Kids Yoga Online
It's hard to keep your kids active when they're doing everything at home. We’re sharing our favorite tips to practice yoga with your...
Make Self-Belief Cool at School
My name is Ash Curmi and I am an eight year primary school teacher and former PE teacher from QLD, Australia. I currently teach Year 5/6...