Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color 12Mar by Jennifer Gonzalez By taking a few specific actions, teachers could be doing an incredible job of helping students of color reach their full potential.
7 Systems that Work for Outside-the-Box Learners 29Jan by Jennifer Gonzalez Most teachers struggle with students whose academic performance doesn’t match their potential. When the usual approach doesn’t work, try something different.
6 Powerful Learning Strategies You MUST Share with Students 11Dec by Jennifer Gonzalez Studying can be taught. Learn how retrieval practice, interleaving, elaboration, and other research-based study strategies can help your students learn better.
A Strength-Based Approach to Teaching ESL 11Sep by Laura Lenz Instead of focusing on the deficits of English language learners, what if we held up their cultures, languages, unique skills, and life experiences as assets?
Buzzword Bling: Putting Substance Behind Our Big Words 17Jul by Typhani Harris, Ph.D. A look at three current buzzwords in education and how they are used, how they are abused, and how they can be applied in real classrooms.
Are We Meeting the Needs of Our Black Girls? 3Jul by Jennifer Gonzalez If you work with students of color, especially with Black girls, consider this book required reading.
Book Review: Hattie’s Visible Learning for Teachers 22May by Christine Bainbridge This is a book to settle into. Grab a highlighter, take notes, think and reflect, because this book might challenge some of your preconceived notions.
A Collection of Resources for Teaching Social Justice 14Feb by Jennifer Gonzalez Want your students to actively engage in addressing inequality? Explore this annotated bibliography of resources for teaching students about social justice.
How and Why We Should Let Our Students Fail 12Dec by Jennifer Gonzalez Letting our kids deal with the natural consequences of their actions will help them more quickly develop the skills they need to succeed. Easier said than done.
