Metacognition plays a big role in how well we retain information. With a better understanding of how it works, we can leverage it to improve our learning.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

05.08.2024

Teaching Executive Functions to All Students | Cult of Pedagogy

All students can benefit from learning and practicing executive functions. This 5-step system makes it possible without taking time away from class.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

10.06.2024

How Semantic Pulse Surveys Can Boost Your School Climate | Cult of Pedagogy

When teachers and students feel heard, the climate of a school just gets better, and semantic pulse surveys can make that happen.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.05.2024

Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject | Cult of Pedagogy

This system starts with strategies that work for everyone and narrows to techniques just for those who need the most help.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

13.05.2024

A Conversation About School Choice | Cult of Pedagogy

Legislating the idea that parents should choose the best school for their child is much more complicated in practice than in theory.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

29.04.2024

The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts | Cult of Pedagogy

Annotation can be a powerful way to improve comprehension and increase engagement, but its effectiveness can vary depending on how it's taught.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

15.04.2024

Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More) | Cult of Pedagogy

A certified school librarian can make teachers' work easier, more efficient, and more effective. So why doesn't every school have one?

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

02.04.2024

Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage | Cult of Pedagogy

Grow-your-own programs are training teachers who know and love the communities they serve.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

18.03.2024

Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom | Cult of Pedagogy

Crying in front of your students can really shake you up. Here are some ideas that might help.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

04.03.2024

Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It | Cult of Pedagogy

You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question students should know the answer to … and nothing. What's going on?

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

19.02.2024

Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools | Cult of Pedagogy

If your current efforts to connect with families aren't working as well as you'd like, it may be time to try a more collaborative approach.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

05.02.2024

How a Portrait Project Showed Teachers Through a Whole New Lens | Cult of Pedagogy

Teachers have more nuances and are more complex than the professional, straightforward personas we tend to project in the classroom.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

22.01.2024

Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do? | Cult of Pedagogy

When working to solve the problems created by testing, it helps to move away from all-or-nothing thinking and towards the idea of reducing harm.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

11.01.2024

8 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024 | Cult of Pedagogy

Three AI teacher assistants, a curated collection of math activities, a website-building curriculum, a site for helping students change the world, and more.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

11.12.2023

How to Help Students Without Being a Savior | Cult of Pedagogy

Trying to meet big student needs on your own is ultimately not that helpful to the student. Here's how to shift your approach.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

13.11.2023

Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race | Cult of Pedagogy

Our classrooms can be spaces where we learn to have conversations about challenging topics with respect, curiosity, and kindness.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

23.10.2023

Your Teachers Need a Win | Cult of Pedagogy

The smallest bit of praise can give a person enough confidence, enough of a dopamine hit, to keep going.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

13.10.2023

17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work | Cult of Pedagogy

Cooperative learning can be a powerful learning strategy, but only if it works well. These small changes can make group work more effective in your classroom.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

18.09.2023

Nothing’s Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms

What if students didn't have to do anything to earn our care?

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

03.09.2023

Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection | Cult of Pedagogy

Reflection too often gets shoved aside over the school year. This system will immerse it into your classroom routine so it gets the attention it deserves.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

20.08.2023

Untangling the Debate Over Reading Instruction | Cult of Pedagogy

When it comes to teaching kids how to read, what is the big debate about? And what does research say we should be doing?

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

22.05.2023

Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject | Cult of Pedagogy

Students who have learned enough English to thrive socially may still need scaffolding to thrive academically. These strategies can help.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

03.05.2023

Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum | Cult of Pedagogy

Positive, accurate representations of Arab voices and contributions are largely missing from our classrooms. Let's change that.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

18.04.2023

Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching | Cult of Pedagogy

What does it look like in practice, how do some approaches miss the mark, and how can any teacher get started?

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

03.04.2023

What Is the Secret Sauce for Deeper Learning? | Cult of Pedagogy

Want to add more depth to the learning in your classroom? Start here.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

19.03.2023

The Youth Boxing Club that is Changing Lives in Chicago | Cult of Pedagogy

The core activity of this after-school program is boxing, but it offers so much more to students.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

06.03.2023

The Thinking Classroom: An Interview with Peter Liljedahl | Cult of Pedagogy

In too many classrooms, students aren't really thinking. It's time to try something different.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

20.02.2023

How to Use ChatGPT as an Example Machine | Cult of Pedagogy

To learn any concept well, students need to experience multiple examples of that concept, and ChatGPT can help you generate those examples fast.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

05.02.2023

Authentic Group Discussions with the Real Talk Strategy | Cult of Pedagogy

After years of listening to shallow student discussions, this teacher found a way to make those conversations more natural, more interesting, and more real.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.01.2023

Watch Two Schools Experience the Street Data Process | Cult of Pedagogy

Over nine months in 2022, two groups of educators followed this revolutionary process to make deep, sustaining changes at their schools.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

12.01.2023

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2023 | Cult of Pedagogy

A messaging platform that translates for you, a daily curation of current events, the one that writes essays for you, and more.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

17.12.2022

How to Build Psychological Safety in Professional Development | Cult of Pedagogy

Learning requires us to be vulnerable, and in order to do that, we need to feel safe. Here are 5 ways PD facilitators can make that happen.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

Contrasting Cases: A Simple Strategy for Deep Understanding | Cult of Pedagogy

This flexible tool helps students go beyond surface traits and consider deeper connecting principles.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

In Support of Trans Athlete Inclusion in Women’s Sports | Cult of Pedagogy

All teachers will have transgender students in their classrooms, and understanding the issues that impact them will make you a better teacher for them.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

Words Matter: Language-Affirming Classrooms for Code-Switching Students | Cult of Pedagogy

Rather than micromanaging how they use their language, we can guide students to decide for themselves when and how they code-switch.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

Why So Many Teachers Are Leaving, and Why Others Stay | Cult of Pedagogy

What makes one school lose teachers in the double digits, while others manage to hold on to almost everyone?

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

Power Lesson: Poetry Gallery Walk | Cult of Pedagogy

This peer feedback approach has the potential to build empathy and community, as long as you set it up with intention.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

Uncovering Your Implicit Biases: An Exercise for Teachers | Cult of Pedagogy

An essential step toward becoming an anti-racist educator is uncovering your own implicit biases. This exercise will get you started.

Cult of Pedagogy By Jennifer Gonzalez | Blog For Teachers

30.11.2022

8 Principles for Supporting Students with ADHD | Cult of Pedagogy

There is so much to learn about ADHD. These broad guidelines from a leading expert are a good place to start.

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Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher | Cult of Pedagogy

How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning | Cult of Pedagogy

Teaching Executive Functions to All Students | Cult of Pedagogy

How Semantic Pulse Surveys Can Boost Your School Climate | Cult of Pedagogy

Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject | Cult of Pedagogy

A Conversation About School Choice | Cult of Pedagogy

The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts | Cult of Pedagogy

Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More) | Cult of Pedagogy

Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage | Cult of Pedagogy

Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom | Cult of Pedagogy

Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It | Cult of Pedagogy

Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools | Cult of Pedagogy

How a Portrait Project Showed Teachers Through a Whole New Lens | Cult of Pedagogy

Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do? | Cult of Pedagogy

8 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024 | Cult of Pedagogy

How to Help Students Without Being a Savior | Cult of Pedagogy

Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race | Cult of Pedagogy

Your Teachers Need a Win | Cult of Pedagogy

17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work | Cult of Pedagogy

Nothing’s Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms

Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection | Cult of Pedagogy

Untangling the Debate Over Reading Instruction | Cult of Pedagogy

Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject | Cult of Pedagogy

Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum | Cult of Pedagogy

Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching | Cult of Pedagogy

What Is the Secret Sauce for Deeper Learning? | Cult of Pedagogy

The Youth Boxing Club that is Changing Lives in Chicago | Cult of Pedagogy

The Thinking Classroom: An Interview with Peter Liljedahl | Cult of Pedagogy

How to Use ChatGPT as an Example Machine | Cult of Pedagogy

Authentic Group Discussions with the Real Talk Strategy | Cult of Pedagogy

Watch Two Schools Experience the Street Data Process | Cult of Pedagogy

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2023 | Cult of Pedagogy

How to Build Psychological Safety in Professional Development | Cult of Pedagogy

Contrasting Cases: A Simple Strategy for Deep Understanding | Cult of Pedagogy

In Support of Trans Athlete Inclusion in Women’s Sports | Cult of Pedagogy

Words Matter: Language-Affirming Classrooms for Code-Switching Students | Cult of Pedagogy

Why So Many Teachers Are Leaving, and Why Others Stay | Cult of Pedagogy

Power Lesson: Poetry Gallery Walk | Cult of Pedagogy

Uncovering Your Implicit Biases: An Exercise for Teachers | Cult of Pedagogy

8 Principles for Supporting Students with ADHD | Cult of Pedagogy

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