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What it Takes to Lead a School Where Students Love Themselves and Succeed Academically

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More recently, in 2020, Bettina Love published a framework and guiding questions for creating classrooms that affirm Black, Latino and Indigenous children, which I’ve used to broaden my own understanding of how to create the conditions where love and acceptance flourish within our school’s culture.

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Future Ready Schools heralds school librarians as leaders

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A network of nationally recognized librarians, including Mark Ray, chief digital officer for Vancouver Public Schools in Washington, will provide input on the development of strategies, tools, and resources aligned with the FRS framework. Future Ready librarians embrace change and innovation in education,” said Ray.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

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As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning.

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The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students

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When creating a learning space that stimulates students’ motivation through the recognition of their own values, teachers can combine external incentives in a very careful way, which creates a classroom where students are willing to learn new things, explore new ideas and work harder to reach their full potential.

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Inside the School Where Every Student Gets Their Own Teacher

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If it sounds like a typical chemistry lesson at any school in the country, in some ways it is. Olivia is currently enrolled part-time in one of the most unique high school models in the country. The challenging thing is the social aspect,” Olivia says of her school, before describing herself as a little shy.

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Three Career Paths for Educational Innovators—How to Get There and Where the Jobs Are

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We should all have our personal mission and belief system, I know what I want to do and I’m not going to be sheepish about that. The design process can focus on building apps, curriculum, exploring new pedagogy, creating educational content, as well as building out innovative learning spaces—both virtual and place-based.

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9 Ways I’m Staying Sharp this Summer

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On her Education Week blog, this high school English teacher gives readers a glimpse into her classroom, discusses the trials and errors she has endured to arrive at her current beliefs and practices, and provides readers with a whole lot of inspiration! 3 Conferences I’m Attending.