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Is it time to end zero-tolerance policies in schools?
Brian Stack EducationLast month, a former student from my school came back to interview me on zero-tolerance policies for a research paper she was writing for her graduate program. Her questions really got me thinking about the purpose and the effectiveness of this approach in schools.
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What we talk about when we talk about best practices: Assessment
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIn this part of the best practices series, we will examine assessment and the many manifestations it takes. Assessment is not limited to traditional testing. It includes programmatic and student needs analysis, alternative approaches to evaluating learning and student self-reflection.
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Finding a path forward after the parent‑teacher conference
Nancy Gahles Mental HealthcareThe angst of parenthood rears its ugly multiheaded hydra appearance around this time every year — it's time for the parent-teacher conference. The parental hopes and dreams that your child did, in fact, incorporate all the lectures from you on bringing up his/her game hang in the fateful balance of this night.
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Students learning from Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal
Thomas Van Soelen EducationLori Hetherington at Alpharetta High School, just north of the heart of Atlanta, was in her first year teaching Advanced Placement Statistics to juniors and seniors. New to the course and new to teaching many gifted learners, she needed to complete a project as part of a gifted endorsement course sequence.
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Using choice to motivate and differentiate
Savanna Flakes EducationChoice is one of the greatest motivators and also one of the most powerful tools in setting up a differentiated classroom. Who doesn't love choice? As adults, we prefer to have choice in our staff book studies, professional development and class schedules. Likewise, choice provides students many options to navigate content and show their mastery of material. Choice reduces learning barriers because it sets up opportunities for students to use their preferred learning style.
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Should teachers have a national standardized text?
Bambi Majumdar EducationThe nation's education system has been going through a rough patch in which the smallest of developments in one corner of the country are having ripple effects in other parts of the country — and not always positive ones.
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What role does your building have in securing students?
Charlie Howell EducationThe four guiding principles of security are deter, detect, delay and respond. Law enforcement, military and security teams have created other versions of these principles, but these are the core of providing security for any type of organization, entity or people.
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Simple exercises to improve ELL reading skills — Part 2
Douglas Magrath EducationIn the first part of this article, we discussed how reading is an essential means of communication and the importance of developing strategies for English language learners to approach reading in their non-native language.
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Learned helplessness: A daily tug of war
Pamela Hill EducationA teacher excitedly explains to his class that they will be beginning a new writing project that will be self-defined by the students' favorite activities outside of school. The students will choose an activity to explore, choose the means of writing and how to present the final project. The students in the class excitedly begin discussing with each other what their favorite activities are and begin to brainstorm what they will do.
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Why tweens and teens need a vacation from technology
Corinne Garcia EducationTechnology is fully ingrained in our busy lives, and even more so in the lives of tweens and teens. Think about it: If it weren't for time spent in the classroom (which involves screens sometimes, as well), students in the tween and teen years could easily fill the day without looking up from their handheld devices.
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