How to Promote Student Happiness: Kindness, Mindfulness, and Resilience in the Classroom
Kindness, community service, mindfulness practices, gratitude practices, and building resilience can promote happiness in students.
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Ending The School Year With Gratitude - Ten Things I Love About My School
Gratitude is good for you. I admit, I feel pretty good after typing up this list. What would you place on your school gratitude list?
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Jun
02
Schools Out For The Summer
Topics for this week include teacher turnover rates, the power of exit tickets, and using book clubs to promote social and emotional growth.
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May
29
The Negative Impact of High Teacher Turnover Rates on Students and Schools: What's Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School
When you are playing the game of catching up it’s hard to spend the time needed to improve teaching and school systems. This leads to burnout.
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May
26
Attention Crisis
Topics for this week include celebrating great teachers, technology in schools, and tips for improving focus and movement.
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May
20
Memorial Day: Honoring and Remembering Fallen Soldiers - Teaching and Learning Resources and Interesting Facts
For the past 24 years, I’ve taught social studies to 8th graders. We’ve studied the American Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Here are some Memorial Day resources I've found useful.
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