5th grade teacher Kathie Palmieri has been exploring ways to better infuse mathematics in other subject areas and help students gain a more positive attitude about mathβs central place in their lives. She shares some ideas about SEL and two examples from her science lessons.
To help combat negative perceptions that can surround administration, DeAnna Miller offers three ways school leaders can cultivate mutual respect among staff: (1) offering meaningful feedback; (2) being highly visible; and (3) not being led astray by the Good Idea Fairy.
Whether youβre a principal facilitating a change initiative or a teacher leader facilitating a content-level team, itβs essential to set clear parameters with adult learners upfront so that neither goals, nor trust, nor peopleβs hard work is compromised. Elisa MacDonald shows how.
Is bullying in schools a social pandemic we need to take more seriously? Middle grades teacher Laleh Ghotbi makes a compelling case that educators and parents can do more to protect students being harmed by religious, cultural, racial and gender prejudice and animosity.
Intentionally introducing humor, curiosity, enthusiasm, and optimism into each class is a low-tech, high-impact method to build resilience and attention. Stephanie Farley shares ways sheβs engaged middle schoolers with elements like (live!) rolling mice and kid-made symbols.
Star Sacksteinβs Assessing with Respect is about focusing on meeting studentsβ SEL needs and how that allows us to work with them on greater academic achievements. She effectively discusses the theory of CASEL competencies and their implementation, writes NBCT Megan Balduf.
When these five strategies are woven throughout a routine, they work in tandem to keep the focus on mathematical thinking, promote student-to-student discourse, and create multi-modal processing opportunities for those with learning disabilities, Kelemanik and Lucenta write.
Lorena GermΓ‘n easily weaves her personal experiences into the presentation of her Textured Teaching framework, holding our interest as she invites us into a deeper reflection about what it means to grow a culturally sustaining teaching practice and how we can bring that about.
After reflecting on her students’ decline in fluently recalling math facts and the lapses in her teaching flow, Kathie Palmieri knew it was time to make changes. First up: involving students in uncovering the roadblocks and taking a week to try out their fog-lifting ideas.
Working together in small groups using a book club model has helped sixth graders in Sara Kuglerβs K-6 school shift from passive and disinterested to engaged and self-reliant. Theyβre eager to read and ready to “talk books,” writes the literacy coach and co-teacher.
