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This article speaks to the need for culturally relevant pedagogy and its positive impact on classes with children of color.

Love this article! Meta cognition- start now, having our youngest learners really think about their own thinking!

This article ties in nicely to John's presentation at our Tac meeting. If you embrace these ideas, it also has huge implications for how and what we teach... Creative thinking needs time. Creative teaching and learning need even more time....

There is something simple yet profound in the "You, Ya'll, We" that we can implement across subjects. Jugyokenkyu, as described, is a lot like the Tuning Protocol we will all engage in with our CFG's this year.

Too often teachers are not supported, given time or training when implementing new programs and methods. Without teacher understanding, student understanding and performance won't improve. As we reflect on some of the curricular changes we have made in the last few years, math being perhaps the most significant, we should note the time and training we've had to support us as we improve instruction.

Check these out - some really interesting tools that you can incorporate into your classroom.