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Juneteenth: Unlearning an Incomplete History of the United States
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Published June 19, 2020
For many educators, Juneteenth may not be a familiar holiday. But, like so many American holidays, our recognition of this celebration starts with[...]
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Distance Learning: 3 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement
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Published April 30, 2020
One of the great joys of teaching is a buzzing classroom where students are presenting, collaborating, providing feedback to each other, and asking[...]
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Distance Learning: 3 Strategies to Build a Positive Classroom Culture
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Published April 28, 2020
As thousands of schools around the country have closed their doors to address the coronavirus pandemic, there’s one thing that teachers and students[...]
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Meeting the Needs of All Learners: A New Learning Domain
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Published February 04, 2020
National STEM Day: Effective Strategies for Teaching STEM
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BetterLesson
Published November 08, 2019
Happy National STEM Day! To celebrate, we’re bringing you strategies from three STEM Master Teachers from our Blended Learning Master Teacher[...]
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5 Considerations for Leading Equity Work in Your District
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BetterLesson
Published November 05, 2019
Equity, as defined by Matthew R. Kay in Not Light, but Fire, is "raising the achievement of all students while narrowing the gap between the highest[...]
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Unpacking Student-Centered Instruction for Literacy
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Published September 17, 2019
Student-centered literacy instruction is a skills-rich and text-robust approach to teaching literacy that emphasizes student choice and ownership of[...]
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Top 5 Instructional Strategies for Student-Centered Teaching and Learning
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Published September 12, 2019
One of the most prominent themes in K-12 education right now is student-centered instruction. Brown University Education Alliance defines a[...]
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Exciting News! BetterLesson Partners with Newsela to Develop New Literacy Strategies
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BetterLesson
Published May 09, 2019
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We hope you’re being showered with praise and acknowledgment for the work you do each day to help every student[...]
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Infographic: Tackling Teacher Retention with Instructional Coaching
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Published April 16, 2019
Reducing teacher turnover has become one of the greatest challenges for school and district leaders in recent years. This is particularly true for[...]
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