How to Use Visual Texts in the ELA Classroom Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I’m sure they’re out there, but I have yet to meet the student who insists on reading the book rather than watching the movie version of a story. That said, […]
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Welcome to “Ask The Educator’s Room”
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to our brand new advice column! Over the years we’ve received a wide range of questions from fellow educators. So we decided to ask some of our writers to respond. Today we’re helping a teacher who feels like […]
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What Can Teachers Do About Childhood Depression? A Lot
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! After each new violent school shooting tragedy that shakes the nation, we experience a tidal wave of renewed attention on mental health in schools. Teachers are used to this. We know that we should always look for students who […]
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A Year of “Awesome Highs” and “Devastating Lows”
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Dear Fellow Teachers, Ah, summertime. Warmer weather, longer days, and for students and teachers alike, the end of a school year. For many of us, we look forward to resting, relaxing, and taking care of those home improvement chores […]
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Could Mindfulness Help Heal Our Schools?
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Educators across the country have found themselves in a turbulent climate. Amid a pandemic, teachers are trying to help students relearn how to regulate their emotions. They’re trying to help them interact productively within society while facing sub shortages, […]
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How to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning Into Any Content Area
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Whether it’s unregulated and disruptive behavior or an overall malaise with regard to school, it’s clear that many kids are not all right, and parents and educators are taking notice. Some students are struggling to compensate for losses sustained over nearly […]
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6 Reasons to Use Read-Alouds Daily
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! The purpose of a read-aloud can be both entertainment and academic. From the academic perspective, read-alouds help build important foundational skills. Read-alouds provide a model of fluent and expressive reading, as well as an introduction to new and content-specific vocabulary. […]
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Behind the Mask: Returning to School in the Midst of a Pandemic
We got the kids back. So why is it still so hard to reach them? Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Like many educators, I was excited when we managed to reopen our little Washington DC charter school last August. As middle school principal, I’d […]