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7 Black History Month resources to use the whole year

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This year’s 8th most-read story focuses on Black History Month resources educators can use throughout the school year. During Black History Month, educators have the opportunity to delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. and around the world.

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7 Black History Month resources for February and beyond

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During Black History Month, educators have the opportunity to delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. Perhaps one of the most important “do’s” is this: Don’t limit your teaching of Black history to the month of February. and around the world.

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Photoshop Actions and History Brush

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These are simple features ( including frames, quadrant colors, photo effects like snow) that add sophistication and professionalism to a finished product. This is a good addition to a Photoshop unit. It doesnt take much time to teach and its wow factor is off the charts with students. from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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It was clear that a new approach to literacy instruction was needed–one that leveraged every teacher in our building and gave us ways to catch our older students up on second grade skills without infantilizing the content. But how could I do this without making my fifth graders feel like they were back in first grade?

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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Through this single activity, students across grade levels showed statistically significant improvement in moods; decreases in stress; increased connections to themselves, others, and nature; and an increased understanding of how humans affect the environment. Last year, I organized the first-ever PK-12 Youth Climate Summit in history.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

eSchool News

It was clear that a new approach to literacy instruction was needed–one that leveraged every teacher in our building and gave us ways to catch our older students up on second grade skills without infantilizing the content. But how could I do this without making my fifth graders feel like they were back in first grade?

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Making the grade: How to spur achievement after NAEP declines

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In May, NAEP reported that eighth grade students’ U.S History and civics scores declined significantly between 2018 and 2022. history—and only one in five were at or above the proficiency level in civics. Recently, that report card revealed some worrying trends.