Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

The United States typically sees an uptick in the general public’s interest in civic issues during presidential election years. According to the Pew Research Center, Americans more closely follow the news during such years, and the 2024 election cycle was no exception to what Pew calls the “typical election year surge” (Younis 2020). On college campuses, this trend can be palpable as well, with students, faculty, and staff feeling more inclined to get involved in civic affairs in some way.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

Let’s face it—no one plans to wake up at 3 a.m. with a fever or get a mid-day call from daycare saying your little one needs you immediately. Life happens. And as a teacher, your unexpected absence shouldn’t throw your students—or your team—into instructional chaos. If you’re thinking, “I’ll just deal with it when it happens,” let me gently stop you there.

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Primary Punch

JULY 6, 2025

Have you ever had an assessment go sideways on you where you know you aren’t going to be able to get anything standardized and wondered what do I do instead? When this happened to me I decided I needed a play-based assessment kit so I could easily switch to a play-based assessment and gain a better overview of my student’s overall communication strengths and weaknesses.

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Jodi Durgin

JULY 6, 2025

Are you looking for a fun and meaningful way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in your elementary classroom? This St. Patrick’s Day Writing Prompts Lap book Activity guides students through learning facts all about St. Patrick’s Day. This St. Patrick’s Day resource includes a variety of themed prompts, graphic organizers, vocabulary activities, and more.

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