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We don’t talk enough about educator mindsets. Early in my teaching career, I taught an English class where all the students were three or more years below grade level. I thought this meant …
Author: Amber McKinney, NWEA
Topics: Professional learning
I admit it: in meetings, I’m that person. I often fidget, stand in the back, and check my watch more than necessary. It’s not that I’m not interested in the content or what my colleagues …
Author: Lindsay Deacon, NWEA
When I was a new teacher, summer became a “parking lot” of my ideas. During the school year, whenever I would realize an opportunity for growth in myself, I would think, “That’s what …
Author: Kailey Rhodes, NWEA
The end of the school year is a time for celebration and reflection—and it’s important to make sure instructional coaching doesn’t get swept aside by urgent tasks, like testing season and …
Please let me be clear: I am an almost five-foot-two musical theater kid who teaches math. The one sport I watch is soccer (#GoTimbers). Yet here I am, using baseball to sound …
Happy spring! I hope your school year has been fantastic. Mine has been a bit hectic due to seven snow days, which caused rescheduling of, well, everything. Luckily, I’ve been reading When: …
Author: Candice Fowler, Hollis Upper Elementary School
Schools are full of symbols. Walk the halls and take note of what’s on the walls and you will see what holds value historically, academically, and culturally. Who is represented? What …
Author: Ann Marie Luce, Allendale Columbia School
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