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A collage of abstract geometric shapes with various colors and lines on a textured surface, featuring overlapping images that evoke a sense of student agency, creating a layered effect.
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Mindsets and Student Agency

We can’t force students to develop agency and drive their own learning. It must come from...
Mindsets and Student Agency
Close-up of text with assignment instructions: Write a letter to a story character expressing emotions or questions about their journey. Include at least one page showing your understanding of their life. Capture the teachable moments in their story by listening closely. Another task is to write a poem or song.
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Teachable Moments: A Lesson In Listening To Students

Many teachers will tell you about a “teachable moment”—that magical moment of learning...
Teachable Moments: A Lesson In Listening To Students
Two people, characterized by their meticulous habits, are working with small lab equipment outdoors. Wearing gloves and protective eyewear, one holds a pipette while the other prepares materials. Backpacks rest nearby, hinting at a field experiment where nature becomes their teacher.
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Don’t Just Talk About Character: Teach Habits

When was the last time you were involved in completing a project for work that didn’t...
Don’t Just Talk About Character: Teach Habits
Two people sit at a cluttered table, immersed in creativity and design thinking as they write and draw on blue paper with markers. Among the scattered items, a bag of chips adds to the informal vibe of this imaginative setting.
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Scaffolding Creativity Through Design Thinking

Many students commented that they struggled with their design and working with their group. I noticed these challenges as well.
Scaffolding Creativity Through Design Thinking
A black and white image captures a soldier wearing a helmet in the foreground with trees and a building in the background. The scene, reminiscent of controversial issues, has a textured, sketch-like effect that seems to take a stand through its powerful visual storytelling.
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Taking A Stand On Controversial Issues

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Taking A Stand On Controversial Issues
Two hands with a textured, wrinkled appearance, resembling an art effect or digital filter, stand as a visual A to Z of life’s stages. The background is a blurry mix of turquoise and darker shades, enhancing the focus on the hands and creating a differentiated lesson in artistry.
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A Differentiated Lesson, A To Z

My students have a wide range of background knowledge in mathematics. They also process...
A Differentiated Lesson, A To Z
A grid filled with hand-drawn smiley faces offers a canvas for guiding reflection. Some cells boast clear expressions, while others are faint or incomplete, resembling a students reflection checklist, encouraging deeper perspective on the evolving emotions and insights within the charted pattern.
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Gaining Perspective: Guiding Student Reflection

We’ve all had those days when a couple of minor things go wrong and suddenly the whole day...
Gaining Perspective: Guiding Student Reflection
Artistic depiction of professional hands with a textured, wrinkled surface resembling tree bark, symbolizing deeper learning. They are set against a background of flowing, turquoise fabric.
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Deeper Learning For Professionals

Many of the professional development experiences we have as K-12 educators are lackluster.
Deeper Learning For Professionals
A close-up image of a circular tool part with a metallic, textured surface showcases the brand name LENOX, embodying design thinking. Centrally positioned, the object is set against a slightly blurred background in warm tones, reminiscent of innovative refrigerator projects.
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Design Thinking vs. “Refrigerator Projects”

Do you remember as a child the sheer thrill that came with having your work displayed on the...
Design Thinking vs. “Refrigerator Projects”
Sculpture made from knotted ropes and polyhedral shapes, featuring logos like Pepsi. This artwork, reminiscent of math projects and deeper learning principles, boasts a geometric abstract design and is displayed indoors.
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Deeper Learning In Common Core Math Projects

Would teachers continue to be able to personalize and bring in adult world connections through math...
Deeper Learning In Common Core Math Projects
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