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Ask An Expert: Dealing with a Parent’s Death
Question: When a student’s parent dies, it impacts the whole school community. How do you recommend schools handle the death with respect to the student whose ... -
New Teacher Tip: Arranging Your Classroom
As the new school year begins, most students look forward to joining their new class. The set up and layout of the classroom will determine the ... -
Are Bilingual Programs Worth the Extra Effort and Expense?
The debate on the best way to educate ELL students continues, with little promise of a clear-cut way to proceed emerging anytime soon. Meanwhile, the diversity ... -
Guiding the Student Writing Process at Every Step
It’s one of the biggest complaints I hear from educators today: Students just can’t communicate effectively through the written word. It seems the more access kids ... -
4 ways university professionals can boost student success
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish this guest post on stealth assessment as a way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions ... -
How to get boys excited about reading
Decades of data show girls outscoring boys on a range of language skills. Four ELA teachers share their best practices for closing the gap. A guest ... -
Explainer: what is all the fuss about the Common Core?
Ken Libby, University of Colorado When it comes to US public education, few topics engender such heated debate as a new set of maths and English ... -
The Ultimate Demise of Common Core – Part II: The Parents
It’s been said that Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but in the case of Common Core implementation, I’d say the word “parent” could ... -
Getting the Most Out of Student Teaching Mentorship
Whether an official part of a student teaching internship or a more informal relationship garnered in your work place, mentorship is a great opportunity to learn ... -
6 Saddening Facts about Childhood Obesity and Unhealthy Body Image
The rate of obesity among children is skyrocketing—and this is something to worry about. After all, as you might expect, obese children are at a higher ...
