EDUCATION

13 Poems By Living Poets to Teach in English Class Right Now

Smith said it’s one her favorite lessons because “it’s such an unfolding of understanding that happens” as the students walk.…

5 months ago

Does Hearing ‘Thank You’ Make a Difference for Parent Well-being?

This post was originally published by Parenting Translator. Sign up for the newsletter and follow Parenting Translator on Instagram. Most days being a parent can…

5 months ago

Youth Mental Health Is Declining. School-based Supports Can Help

Pre-teen boys showed the greatest struggle with conduct problems – such as cheating, fighting and stealing – and hyperactive and…

5 months ago

Humanizing History by Teaching with Primary Sources

Many students today are learning history through primary sources. That shift, according to Potter, arose in the last two decades…

5 months ago

Tips for Reclaiming Your Time as a First-Year Teacher

Brisk Teaching and Gemini are two of her district’s most commonly used AI tools. Here’s how she helps teachers use…

5 months ago

Can Tutoring at Scale Lead to Academic Recovery? One Advocate’s New Study Yields Underwhelming Results

Going forward, Kraft said he and other researchers need to “recalibrate” or adjust expectations around the “eye-popping” or very large…

6 months ago

How ‘Spotlight Reading’ Helps Students Learn to Trust Their Literary Instincts

Spotlight reading works best when done every week and for the entire school year. “The kids get into routines and…

6 months ago

How Can the Community School Model Support Newcomer Education?

Students at OIHS drop out at nearly half the rate that newcomers students do at other Oakland high schools. The…

6 months ago

How to Get Kids Thinking Instead of Mimicking in Math Class

“It’s a great way to enculture [students] into a new way of being,” Liljedahl said. “They might perceive that mathematics…

6 months ago

Is Environmental Sustainability the New Liberal Arts?

 “The scale of the challenges we face demands that all people have baseline understanding” of climate, the plan says. “[H]igher…

6 months ago