Where do Introverts Fit Into Group Work?
How to Address Executive Function Skills in the Classroom—and why you should
Executive-function skills such as focus, memory and self-control enable students to manage information and complete tasks, educator Malinda Mikesell explains in this commentary. Mikesell shares some tools and exercises through which teachers can help strengthen these vital cognitive skills in their students.
Emotional Regulation for Kids with ADHD
Six brain-based strategies to help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder build confidence, engagement, and focus.These strategies focus on the strengths and interests of struggling students and can have a profoundly positive impact.
FOR TEACHERS: Teachers on Twitter: Why You Should Join and How to Get Started
FOR PARENTS: Fitness for Kids Who Don’t Like Sports
Fitness is great for your health, but team sports aren't for everyone. Learn about alternatives for your children and how to find the right level of activity.
FOR TEACHERS: 3 Ways Lesson Plans Flop and How to Recover
In an ideal world, all lessons would be flawless, your delivery would be impeccable, and all students would master the content every day. Unfortunately, we are human, and so are our students. We all know that there are myriad reasons that lessons flop, When a lesson plan is a flop, sometimes we have the freedom to walk away from it. But sometimes we have to persevere. What do we do then? In this article, Anne Gillyard describes three types of flops and some tips for how to recover from a bad plan.
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS: Five Mistakes that Schools Do That Hurt Standardized Test Scores
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