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October 10, 2023·

Student Self Assessment Practices That Work

Understanding how we learn best is one of the keys to growth as human beings. This essential metacognitive skill is not innate and must be modeled and taught in school…

October 10, 2023·

Cory Steiner paints a “Portrait of a Learner”

Dr. Cory Steiner is currently the Superintendent of the Northern Cass School District for the past 9 years. He has been an administrator for 17 years. In his current role,…

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…