Educators, I know that you are being called, once again, to work through extraordinary uncertainties and daunting expectations. We’re all facing our own difficulties due to COVID-19, and many...
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When Neria Sebastien, EdD, taught for an exclusively online K–12 school in Oregon, his school days began with a fresh take on a familiar ritual: a 20-minute homeroom. Instead of filing into a...
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At Teach. Learn. Grow., nothing makes us happier than knowing some of our posts are especially bookmark worthy. They’re the ones you keep coming back to when you need a quick boost of inspiration...
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How fitting that our last day of in-person learning was Friday the 13th. I’m the vice principal at St. Barnabas Elementary School in the Bronx. That day in March I was refilling hand sanitizer when...
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Educators, assemble! (At a safe distance, that is.) Every year, teachers become superheroes for their kids: solving problems, providing role models, and helping break down barriers. This fall,...
Read moreWith the abrupt move to online learning this spring and a school year full of uncertainties ahead, there’s a lot of concern about learning loss and how to keep students on track. Shelley Ghannam,...
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I forgot to register my preschooler for kindergarten this spring. I realized when I still hadn’t been contacted by his school about kindergarten registration. I panicked. My family and I sat down...
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When nothing is normal, everything is an experiment. And in this new world of COVID-19 school closures and distance learning, there has been a lot of experimenting. Every experiment—whether it...
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Like seemingly everyone these days, I am working from home full-time. It’s the first time in my career, and I’ve discovered it requires remaining productive and connected differently than I’m...
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This summer, many school leaders may be wondering how to complete one of the normal summer tasks: school goal setting. Typically, goals are based on spring summative data. Due to...
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During this time of uncertainty, we’re all overloaded with questions about the future. When will we be back in our school buildings? When we do go back, will school look the same? What if remote...
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When school resumes in the fall, many changes will be made to arrival times, lunch periods, and breaks, among other things. How everything will look is not yet clear, but one thing is: the pandemic...
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