#OneWord2019: Empower
Creating a visual helps me stay focused on my goal. For three years now, rather than come up with a handful [...]
Education
Teaching Students How to Communicate Effectively During Difficult Conversations
Several years ago my son introduced me to what I consider a life-changing book: Crucial Conversations by [...]
Restorative Discipline is Not a “Program,” It’s a Mindset
Back when my co-founders and I first started The Community for Learning, we had already worked as teachers [...]
The Challenges of Individualized Professional Development
It’s been about three years now since our school switched from a whole group to an individualized model [...]
The Impact of Self-Assessment on Student Learning
Teacher/student SWYCAD conference. Last year, two of our math teachers began experimenting student [...]
Reading Aloud in Secondary
Recently on a Twitter chat, some teachers raised the question of reading aloud to students, mentioning that [...]
Using Student Work as Mentor Texts
Every time we make a change in the classroom, there are unexpected repercussions. Some positive, some more [...]
Creating Community from Day One
Creating a strong sense of community is essential in education. It’s clear that students who feel safe [...]
All of Them Are “Our Children”
Photo by Zahid Hasan Joy on Unsplash A couple of weeks ago, a friend posted a picture of a family sleeping on [...]
The Outdoors Club: A Student Leadership Initiative
When we say we want our students to become “lifelong learners,” we’re not simply talking [...]
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