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The math anxiety equation: How to solve for confidence in math class

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Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Online Cheating Isn’t Going Away. Use It as a Teachable Moment for Students and Educators

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And whatever career they pursue, “they’re going to be under stress and pressure a lot and we want them to make ethical decisions. “Ultimately, students are human beings and they’re going to make bad decisions under stress and pressure,” Bertram Gallant said.

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One Day, AI Will Make Teaching Obsolete. As Educators, We Have a Different Role to Play.

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Adaptive Educators By constantly adapting our curriculum, we have the ability to critically examine the culture we’re sharing and work to change the beliefs and messages schools transmit. It made no sense to continue reading textbooks and articles saying the Taíno were gone when that was plainly false.

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How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer

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With summer fast approaching all over the Northern Hemisphere, kids are eager for time away from teachers, textbooks, and To-do lists. Quandary – an ethics problem-solving game from MIT. At the core of each of the twenty-five plus websites above is the belief that learning is fun. American students get roughly ten weeks.

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Online Learning in the Wild: TikTok to TED Talks

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The catchy format, music, and visual effects activate episodic memory, helping information stick better than a dry textbook paragraph. These short lectures often introduce students to ideas theyd never encounter in a regular curriculum, ideas about identity, ethics, global issues, and personal growth. And guess what? Bottom line?

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Laws Against Black Literacy in Pre-Civil War South Still Haunt Education, Expert Says

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Board of Education, the Civil Rights Movement the unwavering belief of Black Americans in the promise of education for all remained strong. But religious ethics are not enough to create a public school system. The delay in criminalizing literacy in Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina was a function of the religious community.

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3 Tips to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning Into Everyday Literacy Instruction

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Activism Reading Club - teamwork and ethical responsibility. This belief makes it difficult to instill the idea that SEL concepts can be taught. Movies Reading Club - empathy and appreciating diversity. Comic Books Reading Club - perspective-taking and respect for others. Art Reading Club - self motivation.

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