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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. I wanted to see the impact of nature journaling, as a representation of interdisciplinary environmental literacy, on students.

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

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She is teaching me how to properly introduce myself in our Lakota language, Lak?ótiyapi. I feel a deep sense of comfort knowing she has had this conversation before with dozens of young Lakota learners during her time as a Lakota language teacher in our community of Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.

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Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

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Soon, the tone of the workshop changed, and the group of middle schoolers was on its way to gaining proficiency in the fundamentals of full-stack development and adding one more coding language to their repertoire. It can compel students to tap into different intelligences and develop the habit of synthesizing knowledge.

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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

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You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. We encourage our schools to utilize a variety of collaborative planning models (interdisciplinary, vertical teaming, etc.) Forge community partnerships.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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Her words describe the transformative power of reading — a skill that, unlike spoken language, humans are not naturally hardwired to master. Language comprehension involves developing background knowledge for context and mastering language structures, such as grammar and syntax, to make sense of sentences and larger texts.

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Building Effective Reading Instruction Through the Science of Reading

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From phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle to background knowledge and vocabulary, each component is integral to a reader’s ability to comprehend text. Research shows that to become proficient readers, students need early literacy instruction in both word recognition and language comprehension.

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6 educator predictions about teaching and learning in 2025

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In a time when we are expecting students to graduate with authentic learning experiences and real-world skills in addition to academic knowledge, vibrant learning projects like this will become much more popular and widespread. Students are engaged and invested in a project that has local benefits!

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