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            How to Make 90-Minute Classes Work
            • 3 min

            How to Make 90-Minute Classes Work

            Find out how to manage your 90-minute ELAR period with proven strategies that work!
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            Strategies to Promote Online Class Attendance
            • 2 min

            Strategies to Promote Online Class Attendance

            How are you supposed to teach kids who don’t show up for class either virtually or in-person?
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            Secrets to Staying Positive and Well Teaching Virtually
            • 4 min

            Secrets to Staying Positive and Well Teaching Virtually

            Learn ways to stay mentally and physically healthy while teaching virtually.
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            Why Daily Agenda Slides Are a Teacher’s Best Friend
            • 3 min

            Why Daily Agenda Slides Are a Teacher’s Best Friend

            Who would have thought that something as simple as daily agenda slides could improve my teaching in such a positive way. As a matter of f...
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            5 Reasons You Should be Using Classroom Systems
            • 2 min

            5 Reasons You Should be Using Classroom Systems

            I'll let you in on a secret that took me years into my teaching career to learn - when you implement well-defined classroom systems and r...
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            Five Tips for Online Learning From the Front Lines
            • 3 min

            Five Tips for Online Learning From the Front Lines

            Get the top five tips for online learning from teachers on the front line.
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            Why You Should Use Google Forms for Online Learning
            • 3 min

            Why You Should Use Google Forms for Online Learning

            How do we continue to provide learning opportunities for students using technology? Google Forms.
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            How to Use Padlet for Online and Distance Learning
            • 1 min

            How to Use Padlet for Online and Distance Learning

            Padlet is an app I used in my classroom as a way to connect with students and keep my kiddos engaged while using technology. With the fre...
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            Create an Online Resource Hub for Students
            • 1 min

            Create an Online Resource Hub for Students

            It helped me organize my web resources and other content all in one, user-friendly place I called "the hub".
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            Empower Students to Score Higher on Tests
            • 3 min

            Empower Students to Score Higher on Tests

            Standardized testing is the root of all that is evil in teaching. Empower your students.
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            Hop on Over to Free Resources You Can Use Now
            • 2 min

            Hop on Over to Free Resources You Can Use Now

            I know how much you love getting something for free, so some friends and I got together to share freebies you can use any time of the year.
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            Goal Setting with Students in the New Year
            • 3 min

            Goal Setting with Students in the New Year

            Goal setting isn't just for adults. It's an important concept to teach students, too!
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            Positive Talk Promotes Positive Student Behavior
            • 2 min

            Positive Talk Promotes Positive Student Behavior

            Let's talk about positive feedback and talk in the classroom and why it's important. The assumption is you have thoroughly established ro...
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            Four Ways to Have a Great School Year
            • 3 min

            Four Ways to Have a Great School Year

            What kind of year are you planning for? Learn four tips for having a great back-to-school experience.
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            A Letter to the Teacher
            • 3 min

            A Letter to the Teacher

            Don't give in to the pressure and stress of creating a picture perfect classroom. Your students need YOU, and you are enough.
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            Dollar Store Steals and Deals for Teachers You Need to Know Now
            • 3 min

            Dollar Store Steals and Deals for Teachers You Need to Know Now

            Dollar store steals and deals you need in your life if you're a teacher thinking about back to school and making plans for your classroom.
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            Self Care Critical to Avoid Burn Out
            • 2 min

            Self Care Critical to Avoid Burn Out

            If you're a teacher, then you've no doubt experienced exhaustion, frustration, and stress more times than you'd like to admit during the ...
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            Hooray for No-Prep End-of-Year Activities!
            • 2 min

            Hooray for No-Prep End-of-Year Activities!

            You're over it, the kids are over it, but you still have days until the school year officially comes to an end. What you want most is to ...
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            Parent Email Templates, Anyone?
            • 1 min

            Parent Email Templates, Anyone?

            Why does it seem like February drags on forever, and then March finally dashes in like the White Rabbit late to the tea party? For me, Ma...
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            Give Them Tools, and They will Dig Writing
            • 3 min

            Give Them Tools, and They will Dig Writing

            If you're teaching kids to write, then you know how difficult it can be to get them to produce quality writing. Not every kid comes to us...
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