As Teacher Layoffs Loom, Research Evidence Mounts that Seniority Protections Hurt Kids in Poverty
Economists haven’t been able to conclusively prove that student achievement suffered more under LIFO layoffs than other ways of reducing...
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Worried About Your Kid’s Screen Time? Limit Your Own
It’s very common for parents like myself to feel guilty about their own screen use, says Jenny Radesky, a developmental...
How to Build Mutually Respectful Relationships With Students From Day 1
“Nathan, I really want you to do well today. How can I help you with that?” instead of, “Nathan, you...
Want to Incorporate More Play in Learning? Try the Play Workshop Structure
For example, if a teacher is focused on guiding students through creating a story using a sequence of events, they...
Changing Teaching Habits is Hard. Here’s How You Can Start.
Step 2: After reflecting on the task at hand in your own voice, imagine yourself on the other side of...
Tapping into the Power of Purpose to Engage Students
Having a purpose comes with benefits, according to Heather Malin, a consultant and former director of research at the Stanford...
Young Children Need Help Identifying Emotions. “Little Safe Place” Boxes Give Them Tools.
Kist’s “little safe place” boxes are modeled from the self-regulation and emotional identification tools in the “safe place” corner of...
How AI Could Transform the Way Schools Test Kids
PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test. Piacentini said the Organization...
Interested in Teaching Social Justice Art Education? Don’t Overlook the Power of Relationships.
Adapted with permission from Dewhurst, M. (2023). Social Justice Art Education: A Framework for Activist Art Pedagogy, 2nd Ed., (pp. 37...
6 Ways Educators Can Bolster Boys’ Social Skills
Ioakim Boutakidis, professor of child and adolescent studies at California State University, Fullerton, notes that the self-regulatory components of the...
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