How to Spend Your Summer Break
It’s “Summer, summer, summertime – Time to kickback and unwind”. For educators, this popular anthem for summer rings particularly true. After months of incessant planning, teaching...
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Going Off-Book: How One Educator Tailors Read to Lead to Fit her Classroom
Chicago educator and Director of Instruction for The Catalyst Schools’ Circle Rock Charter School, Erika Whitehead is passionate about using innovative lesson plans and resources to...
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Creating Community School Wide with Read to Lead
Opened in September 2018, The Brooklyn Green School was the brainchild of District 16 Superintendent Rahesha Amon-Harrison, who was looking to open a progressive middle school...
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Student Engagement and Gamification in Afterschool Time Programs
Afterschool programs allow students to participate in academic and extracurricular enrichment activities and develop new hobbies and skills outside of regular school hours. School staff members...
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5 Popular Test Review Games For Middle Schoolers
You have come to the end of a chapter or unit, and now it is time to prepare your students for the test. It can...
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Five Clever Appreciation Gifts for Fellow Teachers (or to Treat Yourself)
Teachers deserve a huge thanks for all they do to help develop the future leaders of our country. Teacher Appreciation Week is an excellent time to...