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Stressed at school: The rise in anxiety among teens
Brian Stack EducationOne of the most difficult and often frustrating tasks I have to perform as a school principal is that of working with students who have high rates of absenteeism. Students miss school for all sorts of reasons, and many of those are beyond their control to overcome without some sort of intervention or assistance from someone, either the school or another adult.
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Should Apple do more to limit children’s screen time?
Michelle R. Matisons Science & TechnologyEye problems, bad posture, carpal tunnel syndrome, social disconnection, depression, insomnia. All of these are symptoms of excessive screen time, and Apple has recently responded to a request by shareholders for the company to address youth screen time issues.
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2018 could be a year of major changes to US education
Bambi Majumdar EducationNPR recently released its predictions for U.S. education as we start 2018. If they come true, our nation's education system will be undergoing some serious changes.
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Puzzle reading to engage language learners
Sheilamary Koch EducationPuzzle or jigsaw reading fuels students' hunger for solving puzzles while developing and reinforcing reading skills — like a glorified word scramble. Transform whole stories into a scramble game that allows students to practice everything from problem-solving and logical thinking to sequencing and communication skills.
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A list of New Year’s resolutions for teachers
Susan Winebrenner EducationSo, this is the season for these things called New Year's resolutions. We are accustomed to creating them for our personal lives, but creating a different list for you and your students can be helpful as we begin a new calendar year in school.
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What happens next? Introducing prediction strategies
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationAs a proud Jersey Girl born and reared on the very South Jersey shore, I have "sand in my shoes" — a saying about those of us whose hearts remain in our ocean communities no matter how far-flung our travels or for how long we roam. We always return.
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3 New Year’s resolutions as an educator
Brian Stack EducationJan. 1 marked the start of my 17th year as a public school educator and my 12th as a high school administrator. For many, the new year signals a rebirth. It is an opportunity to start fresh with a new idea, a new habit or a renewed commitment to something designed to promote improvement.
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Moving from teacher-centered to learner‑centered classrooms
Brian Stack EducationI hit a wall of frustration last week when I was doing some walk-through classroom observations in my school. Fellow principals can probably relate with what I am about to say. I spent a little under an hour in one classroom hallway, and in that time I made it into six different classrooms. In five of the six classroom visits, I saw the exact same thing: The teacher was lecturing from the front of the room, and students were seated at their desks taking notes.
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Where in the world is ‘curriculum compacting’ actually happening?
Susan Winebrenner EducationThe first time in my career that I received in-depth training in how to teach gifted students correctly was at a training called "Confratute" at the University of Connecticut. It was amazingly motivational and thoroughly informative, and I returned to my school district raring to get started, as correctly as possible.
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What the tax reform bill means for public schools
Bambi Majumdar EducationThe much-talked-about GOP tax reform bill has massive implications for K-12 public schools. For starters, the bill features tax breaks for families that prefer private and charter schools. They will find it easier pay the tuition with the expansion of "529" savings accounts that had been exclusively for college.
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