Looking Back to Better Look Ahead PRO: A 3-Step Collaborative Protocol to Support Meaningful Reflections
If you are an instructional coach or school-based administrator, have you wanted to pause and reflect with the teachers you support at this time of[...]
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Using Experimentation to Engage Students in the Goal Setting and Reflection Process
Lessons that incorporate experimentation and student choice can transform the learning experience for students. In these lessons students grapple[...]
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Building Social Emotional Learning and Habits of Success into your Classroom
In the last 10 years, research has increasingly confirmed what many teachers have always known: that students’ noncognitive skills - such as their[...]
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How Coaching Helped Me Make My Math and Science Classes More Student-Centered
Juan Lara, a math and science teacher with five years of experience, was part of the first cohort of Kansas City teachers in 2017-18 and again in[...]
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Vocabulary Strategies to Promote Student Growth with English Language Development
Blank faces stare back at me as I read the prompt “Tell your partner something you might find in a garage.” After a few quiet moments, a student[...]
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The Power of Feedback: Helping to Make the Invisible Visible for Students
In the second of a two-part blog, BetterLesson 7th grade Science Master Teacher and 2017 MSTA Middle School Science Teacher of the Year, Leigh Ann[...]
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Building Gratitude into Your Classroom
Around Thanksgiving, many of us pause to reflect on the things, people, and circumstances that make us grateful. Some families even have traditions[...]
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How to Create a Classroom Focused on Student-Centered Assessment and Feedback
Do you want to provide students with opportunities to identify their strengths and weaknesses through self-assessments?
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Navigating the Holiday Season with Students
For many students, the holiday season brings lots of joy, and the next couple of months will be filled with anticipation of the family time and[...]
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Forward Thinking Leadership: Learning for a Professional Lifetime
Alejandro is in his second year as a principal in a high-needs school. He's been to many trainings that focus on continuous improvement, but even[...]
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