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Learning to Fly with AI: Prompts to Support Teachers' Work

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What School of Rock Got Right about Education

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A Complete Guide to Exciting Job Possibilities for Educators

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Try These Brain Boosting Strategies to Lock In the Learning

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Teaching Multilingual Learners: An Illustrated Guide

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Why “Theme” Should ALWAYS Be One Word

To boil theme down into a testable statement is to compress the wild, wonderful world of literature into a parking meter – far less than useful to our students.

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Translanguaging: A Must-Have for Every ELL Teacher's Toolbox

Translanguaging lets students use their home language to make progress in English and learn academic content they're not yet able to access in the new language.

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Five-Minute Activities to Enrich Math Class

5 Ways School Leaders Provide Stability in Uncertain Times

Using Inquiry Learning Strategies in a Problem-Based World

Learning to Fly with AI: Prompts to Support Teachers' Work

Why I Stopped Teaching Math the Way I Was Taught in School

Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer’s Workshop

Designing Collaborative Student Work So That Everyone Learns

What School of Rock Got Right about Education

A Complete Guide to Exciting Job Possibilities for Educators

Try These Brain Boosting Strategies to Lock In the Learning

Giving Students Agency to Tilt the World

Teaching Multilingual Learners: An Illustrated Guide

Why “Theme” Should ALWAYS Be One Word

Translanguaging: A Must-Have for Every ELL Teacher's Toolbox

Building Math Confidence in the Intermediate Grades

A Sentence a Day: Short, Playful Proofreading Exercises

Soft Skills: Behind-the-Scenes Stars of the Learning Process

Historical Fiction: A Rich and Versatile Resource

Why Does Parenting and Teaching Middle Graders Feel So Hard?

Teaching K-8 Reading with Engaging, Explicit Instruction

SEL and Executive Function Make an Ideal Learning Partnership

Short Activities to Increase Student Talk in Class

Leadership Strategies to Improve Teacher Morale & Motivation

Teaching MLs How to Transition between Sentences

When Students’ Attention Wanders, Switch It Up

Teaching Like a Queen: 7 Lessons in Leadership for Educators

Reflecting for Growth and Resilience

A “Stealthy” Approach to Learning and Assessment

Become a Better Writer as Well as a Better Writing Teacher

Life Skills for All Learners: Teach, Assess, and Report

The Recharging Power of Relationships

Strategies to Grow and Celebrate Your Most Valuable Teachers

Leave the Phone Behind: Help Schools Become Phone-Free

We Can Energize Our Teaching by Reframing Our Perspective

Helping Students Set Goals Across All Subject Areas

Teach with More Peace, Joy & Energy Inside Zone of Tolerance

5 Core Beliefs Support the Rigor and Scaffolding Partnership

Real World Math Projects for Gifted Learners, Grades 4-5

The Power of Mentor Text-Based Grammar Instruction

Resilient in the Middle: Keep Your Teacher Battery Charged

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