by PRP Group, on 12/27/2021
It’s no secret that 2021 was a memorable one for educators. It marked a full calendar year of teaching during pandemic conditions – and demands continued to increase for educators …
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A high school history teacher explains how he uses comics to engage students on challenging and vital topics. One of the more surprising bright spots of the pandemic for me …
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I stopped forcing knowledge and learned to trust my students I didn’t plan to be a teacher. I grew up in Akron, a small city in northeast Ohio, with a …
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When I meet with parents who are considering sending their kids to Brooklyn Preschool of Science, they sometimes ask, “What if my child doesn’t like science?” I explain to them …
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I will never forget sitting down with Elijah when school began last year. As a 5th-grader, he didn’t understand the concept of multiplication. I started at the beginning, teaching him …
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As we enter the third year in which every aspect of American life has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe that educators, parents, and students have several reasons …
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At the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township, we never planned to begin using video for our instructional-coaching and instructional-leadership programs, let alone in our evaluations. We won a grant …
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As the leader of an early education nonprofit, I was encouraged to see President Joe Biden plan a significant investment in our youngest learners in his proposed American Families Plan, …
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A director of curriculum explains how his district is teaching students last year’s and this year’s skills at the same time. In any school year and at every grade level, …
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A dean of elementary literacy explains how she is working with multiple stakeholders to get buy-in across a large district At Rockford Public Schools, we have a strong commitment to …
Read Storyby PRP Group, on 12/1/2021
In this week’s Getting There: Innovations in Education, Editor at Large Kevin Hogan explores how education leaders are identifying the best practices that emerged from their COVID learning plans. Listen …
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