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Math

How and Why Teachers Should Weave History Into Math Lessons

For some, the word math might conjure up a sheet of problems or set of rules to follow. But math isn’t just about introducing students to a set of isolated skills and algorithms but an integral and...

Hey Shawnta! How Can I Ensure My Children’s School Incorporates Their Latino Heritage After Hispanic Heritage Month Ends?

Hey Shawnta! How can I ensure my children’s school incorporates their Latino heritage after Hispanic Heritage Month ends? Sincerely, Latino 365 Hi Latino 365, As a Black woman, I can empathize with...

COVID-19

More than politics: New studies help explain why some schools reopened while others stayed virtual

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. To critics, keeping schools closed during the pandemic was not only a colossal blunder — it was...

Social Emotional Learning

If You Think SEL Matters in Schools, Now's a Good Time for Us All to Get on the Same Page

We can’t have a serious conversation about educational equity without having a normed understanding of what social emotional learning should look and sound like in our schools. Furthermore, you...

Hey Shawnta! How Do We Get Educators More Informed About the Benefits of Flexible Seating?

Hey Shawnta! How do we get educators more informed about the benefits of flexible seating? Sincerely, Flexible Teacher Hi Flexible Teacher, Thanks for advocating for more teachers to become informed...

The World Is Driving Gen Z Crazy, and They're Ready to Fight Back

Gen Z is battling a mental health crisis unseen by previous generations. When asked how often their mental health was “not good” in the last 30 days (defined as experiencing stress, anxiety, or...