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Unlock a Summer of Learning: Simple and Fun Ways to Prevent Academic Regression
The joy of summertime provides a much-needed emotional respite from the rigors of daily life. However, a study in the American Educational Research Journal suggests that students may risk losing substantial academic progress they made during the previous school year....
Belonging Stops the Bully: 4 Lessons from the Savannah
If you’ve ever watched a wildlife documentary, you’re familiar with some of the hunting tactics used by predators and the dynamics existing between predator and prey. Observing predator-prey dynamics can help to illustrate parallels between the natural instincts of...
Kindness in the Classroom: Kind Conflict Resolution
“If conflict is a normal, natural part of life, it’s really important to look at how we deal with it.” – Ann McKnight This final post in our “Kindness in the Classroom” series culminates with a brief look at how teachers can facilitate kind and effective...
Helping Students Master Decision-Making: 4 Simple Questions
Students often struggle with making meaningful decisions. If they lack a simple framework to help them make decisions, everyday life can become increasingly frustrating and students may find themselves making hasty choices that cause other problems and limit their...
Kindness in the Classroom: Facilitating Student-to-Student Kindness
Sixty seconds before they step into the classroom, students are gearing up to engage. How are they preparing themselves for the vulnerability required to master new skills or to make mistakes in front of their peers? To respond to challenges and critiques? To rebound...
The One Freedom that Builds Resilience Anywhere
“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance” - Victor Frankl These words perfectly describe what it means to be resilient. In times of...
Kindness in the Classroom: Modeling Self-Kindness for Students
It may be tougher than ever for teachers to be kind to themselves. The pressures and expectations teachers face today have only grown with the increasing needs of struggling students who've lost serious socioemotional and academic ground during the COVID lockdown and...
The Transformational Power of a Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ‘s legacy is one of the most inspiring contemporary examples of the transformational power in devoting one’s time, energy, and talents to the pursuit of a dream— and the extraordinary impact such actions can have when they become communal...
5 Great TED Talks to Inspire and Encourage Teachers: Caring For and About Students
This article was originally published by MontCo.Today and written by MaryJo Burchard, PhD If you’re a teacher who’s looking for a little motivation between lesson plans and grading papers, here’s a curated list of 5 fantastic TED Talks to help inspire and encourage...
Students Will Need Support Beyond Academics in the Fall to Counter Pandemic
This article was originally published on May 21, 2021 by MontcoToday. By April Thomas, Chief Schools Officer, TLC This has been a school year like no other. My name is April Thomas and I am the Chief Schools Officer at The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth. That...