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contributed by Samantha Saumell As teachers, we may have moments where we stand in front of our bright-eyed students, and we wonder what we can do to best meet their …

Sight Word Literacy Activities And Assessments For Elementary Students – Read More

The students in both groups were demographically similar: One quarter of the students were Black, two-thirds were Hispanic. More than 85 percent of their families were poor enough to qualify …

Why teach the arts? Large, randomized test finds improved student behavior and no harm to test scores Read More

“The obvious question is, what do you do when it’s the core content class? And maybe it can’t always be quite as much of a party,” she said. “But at …

Helicopter teaching? How using student feedback can help with that Read More

Excerpted from “Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens” by Julia Torres and Valerie Tagoe. Published by ISTE. A Space for Building Community When …

Everyone is welcome: making school libraries culturally relevant for all students Read More

Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. When and how people receive puberty education varies greatly. Some are taught according to thorough curricula; others spend hours …

Puberty education varies widely. Here’s a science-based ‘period talk’ to inform both kids and adults Read More