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Program reduces bullying by students with disabilities, study finds
Bullying perpetration decreased by 20 percent over a three-year period among youths with disabilities who participated in a social and emotional learning program, a new study found.Erin Ryan's...
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Why Are Huge Numbers of Disabled Students Dropping Out of College?
ThiUS colleges and universities need to do better at meeting the needs of disabled students.Erin Ryan's insight:I am mortified to hear that students with disabilities are not being given a fair shot at...
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What's In A Label? In Special Ed, Words Matter
Avoiding stereotypes and assumptions when writing and talking about students with disabilities.Erin Ryan's insight:I am shocked. This article mentioned nothing about "Person-first Language". Hello?...
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Classroom Culture: It’s Your Decision
By Sean Slade With every interaction in a school, we are either building community or destroying it. —James Comer What kind of culture do you want to take hold in your classroom? The decision is...
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Teacher Performance Evaluation: Definitions, Research, Models, and More
This overview covers teacher evaluation and includes information on teacher evaluation models, controversies surrounding the issue, research on teacher quality, and reform trends.Erin Ryan's...
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21st Century Schools or 21 Century Learning?
RT @gcouros: 21st Century Schools or 21 Century Learning?Erin Ryan's insight:Funny, since we have been in the 21st century for how long? It's true, we focus on our 21st century learners as if this is...
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The Surprising Difference Between Careerism and Leadership | Bill George |...
In my new book, Discover Your True North, I challenge readers to ask themselves this key question: Are you leading with purpose or just trying to getErin Ryan's insight:I know people who go to work...
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Why a 'Growth Mindset' Won't Work - Finding Common Ground - Education Week
John Hattie's research shows that growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset has an effect size of .19, which is below the Hinge Point, and the biggest reason why the growth mindset may not work is in the...
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Principal Has All Her Teachers' Desks Thrown Out - Teaching Now - Education...
Teachers at a New York elementary school are getting their furniture back after they were suddenly ordered to remove all desks and cabinets from their classrooms last week.Erin Ryan's insight:The...
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Tried and True Tools for Teachers and Students
Erin Ryan's insight:Excellent resources for teachers and students. User-friendly apps like these are exceptional supplemental tools for teachers of all subject areas. Zoom in to US History is great as...
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How to Build a Growth Mindset into School Culture
By Tiffany Della Vedova - How can we bring awareness to the gap between comprehension and practice to cultivate a growth mindset within our schools?Erin Ryan's insight:To encourage a growth mindset...
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The Perfect Assessment
"So what would the perfect assessment be like? If we can design anything–not just digitize multiple choice questions, but start from scratch? What would the perfect assessment do? How would it be...
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Here’s Why School Principals Are Crucial to Student Success
School principals are more important than you might think. School principals are more important than you might think. They have the ability to make a huge difference in the lives of their students,...
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3 Gigantic Problems that School Principals Can Fix Today - Brilliant or Insane
Most of the stumbling blocks teachers face can be fixed by school principals, and guess what? The solutions are shockingly simple.Erin Ryan's insight:I never thought to use social media as an avenue...
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Beyond Zero Tolerance: Achieving a Balance in School Discipline
Disruptive behavior continues to be one of the most challenging issues that schools face today. Even one seriously incompliant student can threaten teaching and learning for the rest of the class. And...
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What Schools Must Learn From LA's iPad Debacle | Issie Lapowsky | WIRED.com
When Los Angeles schools began handing out iPads in the fall of 2013, it looked like one of the country’s most ambitious rollouts of technology in the classroom. The city’s school district planned to...
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Outrageous:State ordering girls’ locker rooms open to 'transgender/gay' boys
The California State Assembly passed a bill Thursday mandating schools permit boys to play on girls’ athletic teams and utilize the ladies’ locker room if they gender identify as girls – or vice-versa...
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Dogs Teach Empathy, Prevent Bullying to At-Risk Youth in NYC Schools
For many at-risk youth in New York City, violence and crime is an inescapable fact of life.But Audrey Hendler is hoping to change that, with the help of about 25 four-legged teaching assistants.In...
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Things Every Teacher Should Know About Bullying
Is bullying an issue in your school? Did you know that 1 out of 4 kid are bullied everyone month in the U.S., that 1 in 10 drops out of school due to repetitive bullying? This infographic provides an...
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Keeping Students with Disabilities Safe from Bullying | Blog | StopBullying.gov
As Secretary Duncan has noted, the Department of Education is committed to making sure that all of our young people grow up free of fear, violence, and bullying. Bullying not only threatens a student’s...
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