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Social Emotional Learning
JAN 27, 2022
Sam-Sicilia

3 tips for setting & tracking goals with students

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This instructional coach is pushing to make grades more meaningful to students. Check out Sam Sicilia’s top three tips for setting and tracking student goals in the classroom!

Podcasts, Bright
JAN 27, 2022
Social Emotional Learning
JAN 25, 2022
Social Emotional Learning
JAN 20, 2022
Nicole-Green

3 tips for coding with young students

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This technology teacher is showing her K-8 students how to code. Listen to Nicole Green’s powerful story and her top three tips for coding with young students!

Podcasts, Bright
JAN 20, 2022
Social Emotional Learning
JAN 18, 2022
Social Emotional Learning
JAN 13, 2022
Tan-A-Hoffman

3 strategies for providing culturally responsive education to Native American students

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What does it mean to provide a culturally responsive education to Native American students? As a teacher, where should you begin? Meet Tan-A Hoffman, a second-grade teacher at JKL Bahweting Anishnabe School and a 2020-21 regional teacher of the year, representing her geographic area in Michigan’s upper peninsula. Tan-A shares some incredible stories, a brief bit of history, and three strategies for providing culturally responsive education to Native American students.

Podcasts, Bright
JAN 12, 2022
Social Emotional Learning
JAN 11, 2022
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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Teachers in 2022

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From filling your bucket to creating boundaries, we created these resolutions to guide you during this irregular year.

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JAN 10, 2022
Social Emotional Learning
JAN 06, 2022
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JAN 04, 2022
Online Learning
DEC 28, 2021
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DEC 21, 2021
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DEC 16, 2021
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DEC 14, 2021
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Teacher recruitment and retention in Michigan - Challenges and potential solutions

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There is a teacher shortage in Michigan and across the country. Why is there a crisis? What can be done? This second post in a blog series on teacher recruitment and retention focuses on challenges and potential solutions in Michigan.

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DEC 01, 2021
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How to start solving your toughest educational challenges with design thinking

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In this article, we’ll walk you through the first phase of design thinking called “immersion” and show you how you can use it to start solving your toughest educational challenges.

Online Learning
NOV 09, 2021
Research
OCT 28, 2021
Social Emotional Learning
OCT 27, 2021