— Educator Kayla Rago
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by Phoenix Moony | 6.16.22
Remember: Just your presence in students’ lives is powerful. Having the confidence to be authentically yourself – and letting those kids see that you can be successful and confident as an outlier – speaks volumes to them. It sends the message that students can be themselves, no matter who they are.
by Ashlee Walker | 6.7.22
It’s the end of the school year, but we can still make the most of every day in the classroom. That’s why I’m excited to share my top end-of-year tips
by Teacher2Teacher Team | 5.26.22
We’ve gathered a handful of resources that may support your teaching in the days ahead – but first, we want to remind you that just your presence makes such a difference for your students, especially now. We hope that even as you work to take care of your students, you will take care of yourself too.
by Tyler Rablin | 5.18.22
The reality is, in most of our schools, grades aren’t just a conversation between teachers and our students.
by Tyler Rablin | 5.10.22
I find that most of my fellow teachers agree that they want grades to accurately reflect student learning, and the roadblock to rethinking more traditional assessment models often comes down to logistics: What does this mean for my planning? What does this mean for my gradebook? I want to share a bit about how I got started.
by Rae Walker | 5.2.22
With our day-to-day demands it can be difficult to stay connected to how meaningful this work truly is. So here are a few things I always do to stay connected with what this work means – and I offer them to my fellow teachers, too.
by Ciji Thurman | 4.30.22
Recently, I’ve gotten a few notes from former students that have offered me a powerful reminder: Our work takes time to reveal its impact. At this point in the school
by Tyler Rablin | 4.25.22
During my second year of teaching, I met one of the most brilliant students I’ve ever known. Tiffany was a junior in my intervention class. She read nonstop, and she loved writing and was just fantastic at it. And she was failing my language arts class. Her grade was something like 9%.
by Kennita Ballard | 4.12.22
The simple act of making positive phone calls home can play a powerful role in connecting with families and partnering with them in their children’s education.
by Kennita Ballard | 4.4.22
We see more growth toward learning outcomes when we plan for the child as a whole in our teaching, as opposed to putting learning in one box, culture in another
