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Top Ten Classroom Life Hacks for Teachers
By Patrick Kelley, author of Teaching Smarter 1. Need an idea for your next class project or assignment? Have students write a half page description of “The absolute best assignment a teacher has ever given you to do!” Or try … Continue reading
Growing Brains
It is a lofty goal to do something perfectly, but not a realistic one. In teaching—and learning—the goal is not perfection. They are something you do, not something that you get right. A teacher I know named Madeline recently recalled … Continue reading
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