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Jamie MacPherson

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August 6, 2021 Making Magic Happen

The start of the 2021-2022 school year is right around the corner. This time of year always brings out so many emotions. As…

July 14, 2021 Helping Students Overcome their Fear of Math

“I’m not a math person.” How many times have we heard someone say this? Or, maybe we ourselves have mumbled this in our…

July 2, 2021 4 Ways to Manage Kids’ Tech Time This Summer

We learned a lot this last school year. We were thrust into a world where we all had to become tech wizards in…

June 21, 2021 Remembering Eric Carle

As a kindergarten teacher, I have a great love for picture books. I built my classroom library around a wide…

June 2, 2021 Give Yourself Permission: Taking Time to Rest

I received a text last night from a long time teacher friend of mine. He said, “For the first time…

May 5, 2021 YOU Put the “Extra” into Extraordinary

Teachers. We love you. And while Teacher Appreciation Week occurs only once during the year, we at Van Andel Institute for Education feel…

April 23, 2021 Using PBL to Lift Student Voices

With everything occurring in our world right now, I find myself asking big questions. Now, I realize many of the questions don’t have…

April 7, 2021 Celebrate Earth Day in Your Classroom

As teachers, we have the opportunity to educate our students about caring for and saving our environment. From preschoolers through high schoolers and…