Close Reading, Inspiration, Purpose and Passion

Burnout is not a time management issue for teachers

Teachers have a job that is both impactful and never-ending. Those things


PD Workshop, Purpose and Passion

Are Your Students Up for the Challenge? Classroom Strategies to Promote Rigor and Engagement

I know you're tired of trying to always meet the ever-changing demands


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Inspiring the 21st Century Learner: Strategies to Increase Student Engagement and Rigor in the Classroom

Remember that amazing standards-aligned and perfectly scaffolded lesson you designed?  Remember the


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Stats About Educational Standards and Teaching

“We have simply identified too much content to teach in grades K-12.” 


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Five Problems with the Traditional Grading System

“Grades are so imprecise that they have become almost meaningless.” – Robert


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How Teachers Can Help Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs, are any kind of traumatic


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Do You Know How Our Current Grading System Was Founded

This is a fun fact email when it comes to how schools


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How Our Brains Respond to Trauma

In response to trauma, the brain changes in order to keep its


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Trauma and Its Toll on Students and Teachers

There’s little doubt in my mind that the last several months have


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5 Tips for When Times Are Tough

When times are tough, we want to do things that make us