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Teaching

Beyond the Basics: 3 Key Yet Uncommon Tasks for Back-to-School Prep

Preparing for a brand new school year is exciting and stressful for teachers! So many tasks to complete in such a limited amount of time. From attending back-to-school professional development...

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Math

5 Math Enrichment Games to Use in Your Classroom This Year

A new school year is quickly approaching, which means that many math teachers are brainstorming innovative ways to enhance the learning experience for their math learners this coming school year....

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Multilingual Learners

Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Multilingual Education

In education, we love a good acronym. We love them so much that, over time, we often forget what they stand for. When we forget those words, we sometimes forget the focus behind the acronym and its...

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whole child

A Best Practice For Optimal Learning? Get Kids Outside.

In the pandemic, we learned “six feet apart” rules. People spread out, in classrooms and beyond, into courtyards and grassy areas, onto sports fields, and in nearby woods. Yet as the pandemic waned,...

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When the School Bully is the School District

One year ago, I stepped down from Urban Prep Academies, the nonprofit organization I founded in 2002 with the mission of improving educational and career outcomes for Black boys and young men. I...

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We Must Protect School Librarians at All Costs

As book bans continue to be a significant issue in our country, it’s only right that I take a page from President Obama’s playbook and honor the librarians across the nation who are on the...

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