(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2018. You can see them all here) Ah, “student engagement.” A phrase used often (see The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement), but its meaning can vary. A new study (it’s behind a paywall, but there are ways around it: see “Unpaywall” Is…
Rates of chronic absenteeism are at record-high levels. More than 1 in 4 students missed 10 percent or more of the 2021-22 school year. That means millions of students missed out on regular instruction, not to mention the social and emotional benefits of interacting with peers and trusted adults. Moreover, two-thirds of the nation’s students…
Excerpted from Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms by Jarred Amato. Copyright (c) 2024 by Corwin Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Every fall, I look forward to the challenge of matching our students with books they don’t want to put down. However, even with comfortable seating,…
How can we convince him this is worth doubling down on? How can we convince him this is worth doubling down on? Career Advice, Teacher Problems We Are Teachers
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor and supporting Recipients of the Medal, has launched ” Path to Honor,” a free platform designed for middle and high school students. Path to Honor provides first-person views of historical and heroic…
When it seems like the only word they know is “no.” When it seems like the only word they know is “no.” Career Advice, Behavior Management, Helpline, Struggling Students, Teacher Problems We Are Teachers
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the mental health challenges faced by children, adolescents, and young adults in the United States. The advisory, titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health,” emphasizes that these challenges are real, widespread, and, most importantly, treatable and often preventable. Recent national surveys reveal alarming…
A BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESDaina Berry and Kali GrossThis book is a compact, exceptionally diverse introduction to the history of Black women, from the first African woman who arrived in America to the women of today. WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDYTa – Nehisi CoatesA collection of Coates’ essays…
Starting this year, middle and high school students in Paraguay can learn Korean as a second foreign language subject, according to the Ministry of Education. Paraguay’s Ministry of Education announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with its Paraguayan counterpart officially adding the Korean language to its second foreign language list for schools. Amid…
Aída Walqui has done a lot of important research over the years on teaching English Language Learners. New America recently published Q and A with Aída Walqui on How to Make the Science of Reading Work for Adolescent English Learners and Newcomers. If you’re a teacher of ELLs, and many of us are (see…