As a teacher, you likely spend every day in a flurry of activity and a sea of student emotions, so coming home overwhelmed is both common and understandable. But here’s some good news—the app Headspace is completely free for teachers!...
Oh, great. Not the dreaded “No, leaving your student in the inclusion class isn’t going to put them behind” conversation I used to have at the beginning of every school year. I could never decide which was more painful—reassuring a...
L&D, ROI, And Staff Augmentation: Let's Discuss L&D teams are the engine room of businesses, fueling growth and innovation. But let's face it, keeping that engine running at peak performance can be a real challenge. Tight deadlines, skill gaps, and...
Once the first leaf drops in autumn, it’s time to study all things fall and leaves. From how they turn from green to red and yellow to symmetry and using leaves in fall activities, like classroom bingo and collages, leaves...
GenAI: Balancing The Need For Caution With The Pressure To Adopt First of all, let's address the elephant in the room: Will genAI make L&D departments (and professionals) obsolete? We're inclined to agree with our Magic 8 Ball: Very doubtful....
contributed by Samantha Saumell, I Have, Not I Am All teachers want to help students become successful readers and writers. Whether students like reading or writing, they are readers and writers, whether they know it or not. Students sometimes think that...
How To Motivate Learners With Gamified Elements How can you make the most of configuration-based gamification features to encourage learners to explore and improve participation rates? This guide not only maps out benefits and rewards but provides actionable steps to...
Have you ever noticed that you use a lot of the same redirections with your middle school students that you do with your feline companion? They don’t call it “herding cats” for nothing! When you break it down, it’s amazing...
Searching For Connection This is an article about social learning—and it's upbeat and optimistic. Promise. But please indulge a short pit stop into the land of heavy real talk. Just for a moment. Here goes. WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Zoom, Teams,...
I used to think “I don’t need to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month because I celebrate our culture every day!” But as a person who went to school not seeing my culture celebrated or highlighted as much in the classroom, and...
