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Student Engagement

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January 27, 2021 Rituals of Renewal: Bringing Rhythm to Your Classroom

The days, finally, are getting longer. The sun sets a little later and rises a bit earlier, and each day reaches a little…

January 25, 2021 Increasing Student Effort and Motivation while E-Learning

Although I’m out of the classroom this year on leave, I’ve gotten the opportunity to observe my niece (age 13) and nephew (16)…

January 22, 2021 Hills and Valleys: On Teaching Optimism

This past Wednesday, Amanda Gorman became the youngest person to deliver a poem at a U.S. presidential inauguration. The 22–year-old poet recited "

January 15, 2021 Encouraging Student Interests

The other day, as I was sitting down to write my next blog post, I found myself remembering one of my old teachers. Mrs. Terry…

January 13, 2021 The Root of Service: Building Community with Your Students

We’ve all got immunity on our minds these days. With the long-awaited, much-anticipated rollout of the COVID vaccine,…

January 11, 2021 What Students Can Learn from "The Great British Bake Off"

Have you ever watched The Great British Bake Off? I’m not partial to reality television, but even I must admit this competition has a certain…

January 6, 2021 Tech Tools to Launch Your Virtual Teaching into 2021

There are so many online resources out there! Where do you begin? How do you know which ones are worth the time investment…

January 4, 2021 Be A Nerd: Connecting Your Lesson to Student Interests

Over this past break, I overheard an inspiring story about a teacher, his classroom, and the educational power of videogames. It…