Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Isaacs teaches a video game design course, which seems ideal for trying out Classcraft’s classroom management platform, which can turn classes into a live action video game or a scholastic version of Dungeons and Dragons. You’re taking out all the sterile school stuff.” The company has raised a total of $11 million to date.

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Textbooks Classroom Management Social Studies History 166

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When I first started working with middle school and high school students on organization and time-management nearly two decades ago, most students would tell me their biggest distractions were food, pets, siblings and sleep. Last year I visited a middle school twice in the span of six months.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach? For no reason other than I wanted a change of scenery, I found myself in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

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Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

In summary The San Jose Evergreen Community College District offers a course at a local middle school, and plans to offer more in the future. the regular school day at August Boeger Middle School had already ended, but one class is about to start. The college faculty union worries that the students are too young.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

It’s about changing the culture and mindset of a school. On December 9th, 2017, 300 students and educators came to Grover Middle School in West Windsor to learn more about TED-Ed Clubs. This can be a real shift in school culture, and that can be daunting for an educator.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For the past 13 years, I have been a social studies teacher at the middle school level. To build a classroom culture where risk-taking is encouraged for students, a teacher also needs to be willing to try new things. The more I learned about flipping my classroom, the more fears that developed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This day encourages us to look beyond boundaries, religions, and cultures, focusing instead on the simple act of being kind. The quick answer is that students spend half their waking hours in or around school. Wave hello to the school principal. Middle School Students Bring coffee to your mom.

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Elementary School Elementary School Culture Writing 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2018

Here are two, one in Hawaii and one in California that show you steps that might work for you: Kalakaua Middle School leadership team gets into the spirit to boost positive behavior. Mr. William Calori of Kalakaua Middle School wins Hero of the Month in November 2017. They got to be part of their school’s culture.”.

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Technology Middle School Middle School History 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2018

I don’t have direct experience with it so I jumped at the chance to share Middle School teacher Karessa Parish’s experiences. We wanted to flip the culture at our school. There’s a lot of chatter about PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) on educator forums I participate in.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As an education pedagogy, pursuing a classroom management system that revolves around positive reinforcement is called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support, or PBIS. By rewarding the good things students do every day, schools build not only better student behavior but a more positive school culture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The quick answer is that students spend half their waking hours in or around school. ” ( Measuring Kindness in School , John Tyler Binfet, 2015). Building personal empathy requires creating a culture of kindness in your classroom, your school, and within each student. Wave hello to the school principal.

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Elementary School Elementary School Writing Culture 122

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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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2024

For nine years he’s been the principal of Petoskey Middle School, a school of about 570 students, 42% of whom come from low-income homes. But middle school has always been a tumultuous time. What issues have come up for you as a school leader this school year, and how have you addressed them?

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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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