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How Veteran Teachers Can Support New Teachers at the Beginning of the School Year
By Otis Kriegel, author of Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know (But Didn’t Learn in College) You’ve been teaching for a while. You’re comfortable in your shoes as a teacher, and you understand how to develop … Continue reading
Resources for National Runaway Prevention Month
Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. National Runaway Prevention Month, which is hosted in November, was created to shed light on the staggering statistics related to runaway kids. According to the … Continue reading
Cash in on Learning: Surviving Summer Boredom by Being CREATIVE
It never fails that right about this time in the summer, kids (and some adults) start to say, “I’m bored!” They’ve done all the camps, played all the games, and are starting to take the out-of-school time for granted. Well, … Continue reading
Beyond Jackie Robinson: Inspiring Sports Stories
by Mary Stennes Wilbourn and Alison Behnke In April of this year, Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day. It has been 67 years since Robinson walked on the field as the first black baseball player in the league, and … Continue reading
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Worth Repeating: 30 Books Every Teacher Should Read (this summer!)
Summer is upon us, and for many teachers this means some extra time to relax, and to read. Light reading for a day at the park, thrillers for stormy evenings, audio books for road trips: the choices are endless. Summer … Continue reading
