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Finding Joy in Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds
“While no check-list of attitudes, dispositions, behaviors, or actions can define what thriving teachers look like, the teachers interviewed here give us powerful examples of what it takes to face their profession with courage, their content with...
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Humans Who Teach
Love. Love now. Love always. Time and lives are wasting. Humans Who Teach invites readers to explore the complicated humanity of those who teach, with a focus on how we have been socialized to accept the status quo, our very real fears in disrupting...
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I'm the Kind of Kid Who . . . Invitations That Support Learner Identity and Agency
A framework for introducing choice making in the classroom, through “invitations” that encourage students to find out who they are, how they learn, and what they need to thrive. “I’m the kind of kid who builds...
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Kids Behind the Label : An inside Look at ADHD for Classroom Teachers
You’ve had them in your class. Their behavior has troubled you. Their lack of academic focus has frustrated you. And the problem of what to do about them has stretched your every professional nerve to its breaking point. So imagine what school is...
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Learning from Loss: A Trauma Informed Approach to Supporting Grieving Students
Grief and grieving apply to anyone experiencing loss, even if that loss is not tied to a death. Though it may feel difficult to address the topics of grief and loss, as we return to school after an unprecedented year, it’s no longer a question of...
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No More Reading Instruction Without Differentiation
The research is compelling: when teachers differentiate reading instruction, students learn more. But teachers are too often given the expectation of differentiation without the details on how to make it work. In No More Reading Instruction Without...
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Point-Less: An English Teacher's Guide to More Meaningful Grading
From the Foreword by Cris Tovani: “Sarah Zerwin has written the book I desperately needed to help my beliefs about learning match my assessment practices. In Point-Less, she nudges teachers to consider how traditional forms of grading get in...
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Self-Reg Schools: A Handbook for Educators
When people want to learn how to make self-regulation a part of their teaching practice they often ask one question: How? Self-Reg Schools: A Handbook for Educators answers that question by detailing how four models, or streams, of self-regulation...
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Social Justice Talk: Strategies for Teaching Critical Awareness
We all have the intention of using our classroom to envision a better world, but what gets in our way? Our uncertainty about how to discuss implicit and systemic bias in our classrooms is one of the reasons we avoid this necessary work. In Social...
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Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community
Most educators want to cultivate an antibias and antiracist classroom and school community, but they often struggle with where and how to get started. Liz helps us set ourselves up for success and prepare for the mistakes we’ll make along the way...