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Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver July 28, 2020

Teaching in a Hybrid Learning Model: 3 Ways to Use In-School Time

An essential part of creating a hybrid learning plan is making the most of your in-person time. Here are 3 things to keep in mind when planning for the fall....
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Rabbi David Saltzman Ed.D July 20, 2020

Distance Learning Pushed Us to Standards-Based Grading. We’ll Keep it.

Distance learning provided an impetus to switch to standards-based learning. Learn how David Saltzman's school quickly pivoted and plans to continue. ...
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Student watching math class on laptop
Emma Siesfeld July 14, 2020

Distance Learning: How One Teacher Engaged K-2 Students with Disabilities

Learn how a teacher supported and engaged her K-2 students with disabilities while shifting to distance learning due to the pandemic. ...
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School leader reviews documents.
Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver July 1, 2020

Stop the Slide: Using Data-Driven Instruction to Address Academic Gaps

Whether you are a teacher, coach, or leader, you can use data-driven instruction to address academic gaps and the "slide."...
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Mark Linton June 25, 2020

Planning for Next Year: A Principal’s Advice for Leading in a Pandemic

Despite the uncertainty, principals must start planning an intentional approach to managing staff for next year. ...
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BetterLesson June 19, 2020

Juneteenth: Unlearning an Incomplete History of the United States

We must teach about holidays like Juneteenth to reconcile erasure in American history and give every student the chance to see themselves reflected in their education....
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Kids building with blocks together.
Lindsay Lyons June 9, 2020

5 Strategies to Bring Back Next Year—Virtually or in the Classroom

Remote learning led teachers to experiment to achieve more personalized student learning – here are 5 strategies they'll continue to use....
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Allison Bucklew May 29, 2020

How the “Social Discipline Window” Helps Create an Empowered Classroom

BetterLesson Master Teacher Allison Bucklew shares how the Social Discipline Window helps teachers reflect on power dynamics to better meet students where they are....
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Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver May 26, 2020

Distance Learning: 4 Great Ways to End the School Year

Here are four great ways to think about wrapping up the school year while remote....
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