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Questions to Ask All Students as the School Year Starts and Proceeds
By Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., coauthor of Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students: 30 Flexible Research-Based Activities to Build EQ Skills (Grades 5–9) Robert Brooks has been a voice for humanism, caring, and the value of bouncing back for many years. … Continue reading
Posted in Social & Emotional Learning
Tagged back to school, Free Spirit author, new school year, resilience
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5 Ways to Create a Positive Classroom Culture with Your Students
By Liz Bergren I saw a tweet recently that stated that the most important thing to do in the beginning of the school year is to establish rules and routines. Soon after that, someone replied asking about establishing relationships and … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Strategies
Tagged back to school, building relationships, new school year, school connections
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What Happens When the Principal Has First-Day-of-School Jitters?
By Andrew Hawk When I first became a teacher, I intended to teach for ten years. Afterward, I wanted to transition into either administration or college instruction. By the time I started a graduate program in educational leadership, I knew … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators, Elementary Angle
Tagged back to school, leadership, new school year, principals, teachers
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Summer To-Dos for First Year-Teachers
By Otis Kriegel, author of Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know This post was originally published on July 16, 2014. When I think back to the summer before my first year of teaching, I remember a … Continue reading
Building Class Community and Setting Behavior Expectations
By Molly Breen The summer months can be a time to retool, refresh, and invigorate our teacher tool kits. We look to September as a marker for a “fresh start” with our student groups, and on the teacher side, our … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood
Tagged back to school, conflict resolution, new school year, parents, preschool, resolving conflict
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