A New Model for Family Engagement By Jane Williams and Kattie Dewald Recently a cartoon went viral that showed a teacher quietly standing alone on
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Storytelling to Heal in a Post-Pandemic World By Charlie Lyons and Carrie Miller “This has changed the conversation. People are talking about things on a
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COVID-19 Calls for a Narrow Focus By Lauren Watkins and Charlie Lyons Tensions were already running high due to the recent government mandate to shelter in place when Utah was
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Pinpointing Student Needs in the Age of COVID-19 You’ve been teaching math at a large, urban middle school for 15 years. Your students come primarily
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IL-EMPOWER PARTNERSHIP IMPROVES ISBE REPORT CARD SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carrie Miller cmiller@eddirection.org 801-456-6700 IL-EMPOWER PARTNERSHIP IMPROVES ISBE REPORT CARD SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS November
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ESSA Update: How does this impact our schools? ESSA Update: How does this impact our schools? When President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into
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How to Engage Reluctant Adult Learners How to Engage Reluctant Adult Learners Teachers get trained very well to identify disengaged learners in their classroom. Sometimes it
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Why We Cannot Wait to Improve Underperforming Schools Improving Underperforming Schools If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach
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Professional Learning Teachers Want and Need Professional Learning Teachers Want and Need Alan, a district area director, is only ten minutes in to a Professional
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School Improvement Is Possible with Existing Staff School Improvement Is Possible When schools are identified as underperforming, the inclination can sometimes be to remove staff
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