How educators can strengthen their colleagues, build a culture of support, and make school a better place to work, one small gesture at a time. The Power of Encouraging the People Around Us Teaching is a profession built on relationships. Educators spend their days encouraging students, celebrating progress, solving problems, and helping others believe in
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Working in education, specifically as a teacher, is not a 9 to 5 job. A teacher does not clock in, clock out, and put down their work until the next morning. Those in education know. Done right, education is a beautifully woven tapestry of both the art and science of teaching. While the focus of
You’ve worked so hard and it’s time to play – or rest and relax. Whenever you start your break, we hope it’s a great one! Submitted by: TN Educator Collective
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15 easy, low-prep ways to encourage students to come to school! Elementary School 1. Mystery Monday: Every student who is present is entered into a quick drawing for a small prize, classroom privilege, or mystery reward. 2. Attendance Hero: Celebrate students with perfect or improved attendance for the week by letting them wear a special
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Help students develop independence and critical thinking! Teach your students to use these cards when they are stuck and before immediately asking an adult for help. Submitted by: TN Educator Collective
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What qualifies: The organization has a current official webpage or official program information specifically indicating that educators, presenters, naturalists, musicians, museum staff, or other program staff can visit the school/classroom. Organization Best For Grades Cost Area Muse Knoxville Program: School-Based Learning Contact: (865) 594-1494 in**@**************le.org STEM/Science Topics:Science, Technology, Engineering, Coding, Physical science, Space, Earth science,
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Sometimes, educators understandably lower expectations when a student is struggling. It can feel compassionate. If the work is too difficult, perhaps making it easier will help the student experience success. But there is a difference between lowering the expectation and changing the path to reach it. A student who struggles with reading may need audio
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Sometimes the best career paths are the ones we never planned to take. For fifth-grade teacher Cassandra Brown, teaching was definitely not Plan A. In fact, when she started college, she was headed toward a career in nursing. She made it surprisingly far down that road before realizing something important: it simply wasn’t where she
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What if schools could begin supporting students and families before the first day of kindergarten? At Bowers Elementary School, Principal Alisha Thompson is taking that approach through Kindergarten Academy, an initiative designed to proactively address the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of incoming kindergarten students. Rather than waiting for challenges to arise, Thompson and
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