Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

Last school year, I made drastic changes in my classroom management system. Due to a schoolwide initiative, my behavior “clip chart” system ended, and in turn, school rules were replaced with a language that promoted growth mindset. I can learn, [and] if you try something new, and you make a mistake, you are learning.”

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Science Failure Teachers History 113

Teach Hub

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As a teacher, be mindful of how your biases may influence your behavior in the classroom. For instance, you might favor students who remind you of yourself or students who come from similar cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds. The more you know each student’s background, the easier it is to appreciate their individuality.

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Fairness Teaching Methods Classroom Management Learning Styles 81

Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

A college-level course, with a few middle school games About 10% of Californias high school students took a community college class in the 2021-22 school year, according to an analysis by professors at UC Davis using the most recent data. That celebration of culture is a direct response to a history of adversity, Lamas said.

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Middle School Middle School Counselling Schools 96

Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A simple “thank you for what you do,” “Is there anything I can help you with in your classroom,” or “I recognize your hard work and it is appreciated,” can go a long way and change the culture and morale of any building. Students feel gratitude in school through connections and meaningful relationships with supportive adults.

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Elementary School Elementary School Learning Styles Writing 77

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Rather than allowing students to learn concepts at their own pace, schools are pressured by high-stakes testing to teach very specific standards by very specific deadlines. This controlled chaos felt at odds with expectations of strict classroom management, and I had to shift gears quickly. There was a school shooting in Texas.

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Elementary School Elementary School Schools Testing 148

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

First we hear from Victor Tam, Principal at the Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School in San Francisco Unified School district. He looks back at a time when he felt regret as a parent because his son didn't get the right support, and how that fed into broader cultural patterns of believing a teacher over a student.

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Coaching English Students Teaching Philosophy 144

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

The team established a partnership with a local housing project where some of their chronically absent students live and coordinated attendance outreach activities, which included workshops to educate teachers, staff and guardians on the consequences of missing school. Video subjects ranged from reading stories to health to dance to origami.

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Distance Learning Learning Participation Coaching 208

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Many said campaign rhetoric about failing schools and politically motivated teachers was deeply hurtful and simply wrong. In my school, in my district, were not out trying to reculture kids. We dont have a cultural message; were trying to take care of every one of our students, said Jim Bever, a junior high principal.

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