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October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Teachers, you deserve play and rest! Here are time-saving tips to help you safeguard your weekends.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Here are some tips from Colorín Colorado and Lydia Breiseth on scaffolding language instruction. To read the full article, go to: shorturl.at/moyCE
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Six tips for scaffolding language instruction, excerpted from an article by Lydia Breiseth: Capitalize on familiar sounds, teach new sounds, use familiar vocabulary, scaffold visuals, give clear directions, and check comprehension regularly.
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Here is a list of routines to apply to your classroom when it gets rowdy. To read more information about each routine, go to the article at: shorturl.at/VBjLD
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April 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Academic achievement will be accelerated when students are proficient in English. Here are 5 simple tips you can apply in daily lessons to help your new-to-English students learn the language.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Now that the school year has come to an end, it's a perfect time to reflect on how it went. Here are some prompts to get you reflecting!
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June 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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As the new school year gets into full swing, it's a good time to figure out how to involve families. To read more about these tips, go to shorturl.at/xnQrC.
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September 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Understanding tone goes beyond the ELA classroom – it's a crucial skill we need in our everyday interactions. This week's tip is about how to teach tone in ELA. Read the full article at: www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-tone-ela
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February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Mindfulness is an important skill every person can practice. These 3 exercises are simple ways that teachers and students alike can strengthen their social-emotional learning. Read the full article by Lisa J. Lucas at shorturl.at/Wvhbk.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The first day of school can bring plenty of nerves. These icebreakers are a good way to get students comfortable with each other, laughing, and talking. Who knows? Maybe it could help with your first day jitters, too!
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August 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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If you're wanting to make your beginning-of-the-year activities fun and interesting for students, here is a list of ways to do that! Read the article at shorturl.at/w2qmh.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Technology can be a useful tool for communicating with multilingual families. Here are four strategies to help you take advantage of tech to connect with your students' families. Read the full article: www.edutopia.org/article/4-tech-strategies-communicating-multilingual-families
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July 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Are your students unmotivated? Here are 5 strategies you can use to encourage and inspire them, as shared by Luke Wilcox, a math teacher and teacher leader in Michigan.
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July 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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"Despite the challenges faced in our profession, progress is happening, and these victories deserve to be shared and celebrated." – Victoria Thompson
Here are strategies to make meaningful celebration part of your school culture. Full article: shorturl.at/6asnm
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July 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Teachers, here are 3 simple self-care tips to add to your weekly routine so you can enjoy your weekends!
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May 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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We all deserve kindness no matter how imperfect we might feel. Here are ways to help your students build habits of positivity and appreciation.
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April 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Today's tips mirror some of the support we build into our Systematic ELD units to ensure a high level of student engagement. To read the full Edutopia article by Ashley Zentz, go to: www.edutopia.org/article/helping-young-multilingual-learners-develop-metacognitive-skills
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April 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Movement is good for the brain and enhances cognitive function, memory, and learning. This week's #TeachingTipTuesday brings you activities to get students moving while learning. To read the full article, go to: www.edutopia.org/article/movement-based-learning-activities-elementary-grades
March 31, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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What do your students value? How do you inspire them to honor your classroom values? From high school English teacher Marcus Luther, here are tips for helping students name and share their values – and ultimately, understand the why behind their classwork. #ELAchieve #TeachingTipTuesday
February 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Self-assessment gives students the opportunity to actively engage in their learning process and growth, while simultaneously freeing you up to focus on moving students forward in their progress. Read the article at: www.ascd.org/el/articles/from-grading-to-guiding
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January 20, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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There are many supports that can help multilingual learners develop metacognitive skills. Today's tips focus on visuals and sentence frames. For more information and examples: www.edutopia.org/article/helping-young-multilingual-learners-develop-metacognitive-skills
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January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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To effectively serve students learning English, we have to understand student-centered pedagogy – and tap into the heart of teaching. It’s when we connect with our students and their families, gain their trust, and get to see each other as whole people that the magic happens.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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For ELs/MLs, phonological awareness is a crucial skill. This week's tips can help you easily teach students to be aware of how speech sounds. To read more and find resources: shorturl.at/OlwpO
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Communicating our positive regard for students and creating trusted community – these supports are essential in challenging times. Here are tips to help us bring this level of care to our students.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Curiosity is a driving force in education. At a time when many students are lacking engagement in the classroom due to fear and worry, it's essential to spark their curiosity. Here are tips we want to spotlight from Zaretta Hammond's article, Teaching for Curiosity.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM