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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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Saying Tell Us, instead of Tell me, validates each student’s role as both a learner and giver of knowledge. This one-word change signals to students that their contributions matter not just for the teacher’s approval, but for the collective learning of everyone in the room.

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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

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Within the educational landscape, the concept of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) has emerged as a multifaceted approach that aims to promote equitable excellence and validate the diverse experiences of students. Effective teaching is deemed as inherently and inevitably culturally responsive.

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3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture

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Unfortunately, even the best educators can fall short of this if they don’t understand what positive classroom culture fully entails. Positive classroom culture functions a lot like a three-legged stool. The knowledge they gain from their lessons will go on to be applied in their future lives and careers.

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How school leaders can foster a culturally responsive framework

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This framework acknowledges and values the cultural backgrounds, identities, and experiences of all students, creating an inclusive environment where every learner can thrive. By prioritizing cultural responsiveness, school leaders can foster a sense of belonging and empowerment among students, teachers, and the broader school community.

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Indigenous Knowledge Is Often Overlooked in Education. But It Has A Lot to Teach Us.

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The loss of my unci , a lifelong educator, my namesake, and one of the most important teachers in my life, and in the lives of many others, has prompted me to think even more deeply about how important it is for Indigenous Knowledge Systems to be not only included, but honored and affirmed in classrooms.

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The business (and busy-ness) of education

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Many businesses are aware of the benefits that come from being more focused on relationships–benefits to outcomes, staff satisfaction, retention, continuity of culture, and staff well-being. It’s about taking care of our people, and in leadership terms it’s about developing a people-first culture.

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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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