6 Cool Visual Thinking Activities That Strengthen Student Writing Visual activities like mapping, sketching, sculpting, and writing comic strips can help students clarify ideas, strengthen drafts, and deepen literary analysis.

6 Cool Visual Thinking Activities That Strengthen Student Writing
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True strength lies not in getting everything right on the first attempt but in the willingness to try again. #GrowthMindset

How Principals Can Slow Down, and Why They Might Want To A sense of urgency often pushes school leaders to sprint toward their goals, but taking a more deliberate approach may be more effective.

How Principals Can Slow Down, and Why They Might Want To
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The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts) The case for homework isn’t black and white, so we looked far and wide for research to shed a little light on the matter.

The Pros and Cons of Homework (in 6 Charts)
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7 Ways to Get Math Students to Show Their Thinking Math isn’t just about answers—the process matters, too. These strategies spotlight reasoning and reveal student thinking.

7 Ways to Get Math Students to Show Their Thinking
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How to Talk to Students About AI Some are banning it, others embracing it—but every teacher should consider starting a classroom conversation about generative AI.

How to Talk to Students About AI
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A Hands-On Approach to Robotics for Elementary Students Simple ways to guide students to explore, experiment, and innovate together using robotics kits in the classroom.

A Hands-On Approach to Robotics for Elementary Students
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Neuroscience behind why teens make some bad decisions YouTube video by NPR

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In Schools, Are We Measuring What Matters? The psychologist, researcher, and MacArthur Fellow Angela Duckworth believes that to make better decisions in our school systems, we need to rethink the way we measure student capabilities.

In Schools, Are We Measuring What Matters?
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A Starter Pack of Resources for New Teachers We’ve gathered some of the best resources for new teachers in one place!

A Starter Pack of Resources for New Teachers
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3 Questions That Can Transform School Culture Asking these questions can help ensure a more collaborative and inclusive school leadership.

3 Questions That Can Transform School Culture
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Opinion | I Almost Quit My Career for My Kids. Then I Met Joan Darling.

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Preparing Elementary Students for Standardized Math Tests Teachers can use these tips throughout the school year to prepare students for state exams.

Preparing Elementary Students for Standardized Math Tests
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Why Students Don’t Ask for Help—and How to Change That These three simple shifts can help students realize that asking for help is an expectation in your class and boost their self-efficacy.

Why Students Don’t Ask for Help—and How to Change That
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The connection between meaningful relationships to combat loneliness: www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable...

The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2024 The most provocative and influential findings published during the past year. After a year that feels like it has pushed many of us apart, our selection of the top scientific insights of 2024 are nea...

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How Street Art in Singapore Is Helping People With Dementia Get Around A growing movement seeks to make communities more physically accessible for the more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia.

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Imagine a vibrant beginning to your Monday morning. Simple transformations for an empowering workday.

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Must reads for web developers - how modern browsers work:

1️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt1
2️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt2
3️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt3
4️⃣ bit.ly/browsers-pt4

and browser.engineering a free to read book on the topic

New year, new focus: Double down on habits that drive your goals and swap those that don’t serve you. Small shifts lead to big wins!

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Cellphones in the Classroom: The Year’s Top 5 Stories www.edweek.org/technology/cellphones-in...

De-escalating the Brain, Not the Behavior www.edutopia.org/article/emotional-deesca...

A Multi-Tiered Approach to Digital Wellness Schools can take steps to combat the negative effects of social media and empower students to use digital media in safe, healthy ways.

A Multi-Tiered Approach to Digital Wellness www.edutopia.org/article/prom...

A Multi-Tiered Approach to Digital Wellness www.edutopia.org/article/promoting-safe-d...

Overcoming Potential Risks of Student Tech Use www.edutopia.org/article/risks-technology...

Life is like a camera:
📸 Focus on the good times
📸 Develop from the negatives
📸 And if things don’t work out… take another shot. #Motivation #LifeLessons