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Wearable panic buttons help us better protect students and educators
Key points: Improving school safety is made a bit easier with a one-button solution How districts can proactively protect against school shootings 5 ways to keep schools safer with innovative visitor management For more news on school safety, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub At Little Rock School District, the second-largest district in Arkansas, we serve…
Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. I’m in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading. Literacy is a foundational skill for learning new content and as an…
Jeffco Open School: A Journey of Six Learner-Designed Passages
In 1969, a group of parents petitioned the Jefferson County School Board to establish a school that honored the development of the whole child. Since launching as an elementary school in the west Denver suburb of Arvada, the Open School has provided a vibrant learner-centered alternative. After adding high school grades, merging with similar schools,…
2024’s Best Social Emotional Learning Resources – So Far
My mid-year “Best” list posts continue… I publish a regular series called SEL Weekly Update, and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year. You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. All…
A Look Back: How Our Intermediate ELLs Taught Our Beginner ELLs About World War One Today
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2018. You can see them all here) I’m a big advocate of creating situations where students can teach their classmates (see The Best Posts On Helping Students Teach Their Classmates — Help Me Find More) , and often have one of…
OPINION: The answer to the righteous anger that roils college campuses is purposeful change
Over the last year I have spent a considerable amount of time talking with college presidents and inquiring journalists. What each asked is essentially the same — What lies ahead for American higher education? For each, I have had the same answer. The funk that now engulfs us could be never-ending. Most of those who…
A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment
Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest…