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Lesson 1: Teaching is one of the most challenging professions Having just finished Robin Hunter’s book, Madeline Hunter’s Mastery Teaching: Increasing Instructional Effectiveness in Elementary and Secondary Schools, I thought I would run a series of blog posts on lessons learned from reading this seminal piece on being a good teacher. Robin Hunter revised and…
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I hear lots of teachers requesting professional development on classroom management. I think it makes sense in some respects. As educators, our training usually doesn’t involve practical experiences with the intricacies involved in managing a complex environment like a classroom of twenty or more students. We may be learn certain skills, routines, and strategies that…
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Student homelessness data (Chapin Hall Study) in America’s schools is extremely disheartening. Nearly 700,000 students annually (see graph above) will be faced with some degree of homelessness while in school. In a 2016 report from America’s Promise the numbers are much higher. They report: Student homelessness is on the rise, with more than 1.3 million…
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Does your school have a “dashboard” by which it evaluates whether or not it is successful in meeting its goals? If so, what indicators are used to compile data for the dashboard and how is it presented to the broader school community? In my experience, these are some of the indicators that schools might use…
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All teachers understand that successful teaching and learning requires a keen sense of how to effectively assess student work and provide meaningful, timely, and informative feedback. Feedback can be one of the most powerful influencers in a teacher’s toolbox, enhancing or hindering student learning. However, for feedback to be effective teachers need to have a…
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