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Instructional Strategies

Teacher smiling in classroom.
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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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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Student watching video call
BetterLesson April 30, 2020

Distance Learning: 3 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement

When teaching from home, many educators miss their buzzing classrooms where students present, share feedback, & ask deep questions. Here are 3 strategies to foster engagement while distance learning....
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Teacher reading to young students.
BetterLesson April 28, 2020

Distance Learning: 3 Strategies to Build a Positive Classroom Culture

Here are three distance learning strategies to help you reach your social-emotional learning (SEL) goals and build positive classroom culture virtually....
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Student using laptop at home
Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver April 21, 2020

Distance Learning: Supporting English Learners

Supporting English learners while distance learning is essential for their language development. Try these strategies to foster language growth remotely....
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Educator thinking at desk.
Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver March 31, 2020

Distance Learning: Supporting Students’ Social-Emotional Needs

As you shift to distance learning, it can be challenging to continue fostering social-emotional learning. Here are 5 strategies to support student wellbeing at a distance....
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Smiling teacher working with young student.
Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver March 10, 2020

3 Tenets of Culturally Responsive Secondary Literacy Instruction

Learn 3 ways secondary teachers can take a culturally responsive approach to literacy instruction....
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Teacher helping group of students.
Lindsay Lyons March 4, 2020

Classroom Management: Building Community Through Instructional Content

Learn three strategies for building a classroom community without taking time away from teaching key instructional content....
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Teacher helping group of students.
Hannah Larkin January 14, 2020

Building Social Emotional Learning into Your Classroom

Research has shown that students' social and self-management skills are crucial to their success. Learn how to build social-emotional learning (SEL) into your classroom....
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