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September 25, 2023·

Making Learning Intentional with Tyler Rablin

Tyler Rablin is a high school language arts teacher and instructional coach for Sunnyside School District in Sunnyside, WA. On the side, he is the owner of Tyler Rablin Consulting,…

September 18, 2023·

A Strategy for Building Productive Relationships With Parents

This article was originally published by Edutopia in 2020. Crystal Frommert is the author of When Calling Parents Isn’t Your Calling: A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating With Parents. “Can I…

September 10, 2023·

Charles Williams Helps Us Remember Why We Do the Work We Do

“Ask yourself, ‘Am I just here to spray and pray? Or am I here to ensure that my students become the learners they are meant to be?'” Our conversation with…

September 7, 2023·

Use Problem-Solving to Build Community From Day 1

This article was originally published by Edutopia in 2022. “Find a 10-digit number whose first digit represents the number of zeros in the number, the second digit represents the number…

August 28, 2023·

“Hello. How are you?” with Jesse Stommel

In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Jesse Stommel. Jesse talks to us about how a learner-centered space truly needs to start with the student. Teachers shouldn’t…

August 13, 2023·

Make your Classroom “Dynamic” with Jay Percell

Jay C. Percell, Ed. D., is an associate professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University. He teaches literacy and technology integration across the secondary curriculum…

August 9, 2023·

Designing a Survey to Better Connect With Students

As the beginning of the year approaches, you may be thinking about your “Get to Know You” Survey. Here are some tips that I curated with help from the GSA…

July 31, 2023·

Angela Stockman Documents Learning

Angela Stockman is an Instructional Designer and Adjunct Faculty at Daemen University. She also serves as the Professional Learning Facilitator in Buffalo, NY. This is her 30th year in the field…

July 23, 2023·

Setting Goals for the Upcoming School Year

Once the school year is underway, it is easy to fall into routines, get sucked into PLCs, providing feedback on student work, daily lesson planning, and more. We can easily…