Rafe Esquith, the extraordinary Los Angeles teacher (you can see an interview I did with him last year here) has been suspended from the classroom, allegedly because he recited a Mark Twain quotation to his class.
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The study found that if a school improved from the 50th percentile across the study’s four measures of school climate (leadership, expectations, relationships, and safety) to the 84th percentile, teacher turnover would decline by 25 percent
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academics the most unprofessional professionals in the world
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It’s March and I still haven’t heard anything back from that college, which I find not only baffling but unconscionable.
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unprofessionalism, in the long run, is highly destructive
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Manage new social media platforms
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deeper learning can only achieve its aims—and do so for all students—when grounded in relationships.
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Teachers need appreciation often, not just during the annual recognition week
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Some teachers discuss metacognition with students
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“When we have a rich meta-strategic base for our thinking, that helps us to be more independent learners,”
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Robert Valois, professor of health promotion, education and behavior at the University of South Carolina
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Health and Well-Being
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Language and Literacy Development
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Material Resources
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#6: uBlock Origin
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#7: Google Keep
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#8: Google Dictionary
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1. Define Success in Phases
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2. Define the Task as One of Ethical and Moral Responsibility and Educational Equity
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3. Build a Leadership Team, and Allow This Team Time to Learn and Grow Together
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