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Student Ownership

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November 18, 2020 Got Grit?: Helping Students Develop a Growth Mindset

Like a lot of teenagers, Anna Sarol enjoyed school — but she was looking forward to graduation. On your first day as a…

October 30, 2020 Engaging Students Across the Generational Divide

The world was a much different place when I was a kid. There were no smartphones or social media. Computers, for the most part, were…

October 26, 2020 A More Perfect Union: Teaching SEL During the Election

Hey, did you know 2020 is an election year? Sorry, bad joke. By now you’re probably sick of hearing about it. News and social media…

October 9, 2020 Take Sisyphus to School: Embracing a Growth Mindset

If you know anything about Greek mythology, you know the ancients were big fans of karmic punishment. The myth of Sisyphus, for example, recounts how…

October 2, 2020 As Slow as Molasses

Some years ago, I stumbled across an interesting video from a kennel competition. It was one of those events where dogs are required to perform…

September 30, 2020 Teaching the Election

Regardless of which candidate we believe will do the best job running our country, we as educators understand the importance of teaching politics…

September 14, 2020 Weekly Graders Rarely Make History

When I was a freshman in high school, my afternoons consisted of two classes: Mathematics and History. Both classes were taught by experienced teachers who…

September 2, 2020 Never Stop Learning – A Lesson from Bessie Coleman

Not long ago, a helpful stranger sent me a video from the National Aviation Hall of Fame. It told the story…