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Social and Emotional Learning

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March 9, 2020 Needed Everywhere and Nowhere

I’m fresh off the events of the MSTA conference (Michigan Science Teachers Association) in Lansing. The conference is a highlight for us at the VAEI,…

March 5, 2020 Punishment vs. Discipline: Taking Constructive Action

I think many people have this idealized image of the American classroom. It’s a place full of curious students and passionate educators. A place where…

March 4, 2020 Just Grading

“If you could, can you give my bonus points to whoever scores lowest?” So wrote an 11th-grader from…

February 17, 2020 Where the Wild Things Learn

Humans are born curious and inquisitive. We’re also born into a world that is chaotic, unpredictable, and wild. Yet for some reason, once children enter…

February 7, 2020 PBL and Impeachment: A Learning Experience

It may have escaped your notice, but recently the President of the United States was impeached in December when the House of Representatives approved articles…

January 31, 2020 The Value of Diverse Reading

Earlier this week, the American Library Association awarded the Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children's literature to New Kid by Jerry Craft.…

January 29, 2020 Take A Chance on Teachers

All life comes with a degree of risk. Will you pursue that dream? Will you take that job? Should you invest in something now with…

January 27, 2020 Five Things Your Students Want You to Know (But Will Never Tell You)

Growing up it’s not for the faint of heart. Your body goes through awkward changes, no one seems to understand you, and you just can’t…