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Our Journeys as Immigrant/Immigrant Descendant, African, and Afro-Caribbean Educators

By Phil Kitchel posted 17 days ago
By Christine Nganga Dr. Nganga is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at The George Washington University in the U.S. Her teaching and research interests include leadership practice with a social ...

Children’s Grief Awareness Day

By Phil Kitchel posted 26 days ago
Children’s Grief Awareness Day is held each year on the third Thursday in November. In 2022, it will be marked on November 17. The day reminds us that childhood bereavement is all too common. In the United States, one in ...

5 Awesome Apps to Get Kids Moving Indoors

By Phil Kitchel posted 26 days ago
By Melissa Bittner & Mariya Davis Physical activities give students a break from demanding cognitive tasks and serve to encourage creative development (Skoning, 2008). Offering active breaks during classroom ...

“The world has collapsed inside me”: An International Student’s Reflection on Immobility

By Phil Kitchel posted 30 days ago
By Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan The author’s article in the current issue of The Educational Forum , “In-betweenness, Mother Guilt, and Juggling Roles: The Emotional Experiences of a Vietnamese International Doctoral Student ...

Climate Change: An Opportunity for STEM Education

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-29-2022
By Mubina Schroeder In preparation for the upcoming Climate Change Summit at the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated: “We need rapid and deep change in how we do business, generate power, build ...

Building the Backbone of a Thematic Unit

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-27-2022
By Brian Williams and Kristen Wawer Implementing a thematic unit is an effective way to integrate standards, content, and culture into instruction. This type of unit will allow you to organize curriculum around ...

Help Students Develop a Growth Mindset: 7 Tips to Foster Academic Resilience

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-20-2022
By Marla A. Sole According to Carol Dweck (2008), there are two types of mindsets: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is the belief that intelligence is innate and unalterable. A growth mindset ...

Be the Thermostat: How Teachers’ Actions Affect Classroom Management

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-13-2022
By Samantha Smith Thermostats set the temperature, do they not? If you want your house to be cool, wouldn’t you set the thermostat to a cooler setting? Likewise, if you’re wanting your classroom to be calm ...

Coping With Stress as a Teacher

By Phil Kitchel posted 09-06-2022
By John W. Krupp Although the teaching profession can change the world for the better, it often comes with a great deal of stress. Struggling to manage this stress can lead to burnout and the loss of teachers ...

An Attitude of Gratitude: The Truth About Learning Who You Are as a Teacher

By Raevyn Harris posted 08-31-2022
By Lindsey Acton, Director of New Teacher Member Experience As you a re reading this, you’re probably in the first month of your school year —m aybe even the first week or two. You’re a new teacher, which means that ...

4 Tips to Help Prevent Bullying in the Classroom

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-30-2022
By Shanda Salvant Theriot Do you remember how old you were when you received your first smartphone or personal electronic device to access the world wide web, gaining access to thousands of apps and numerous ...

6 Father-Centered Strategies for Family Engagement

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-23-2022
By Kyle Miller Family engagement is a topic that continues to gain attention in school districts, with a recognition that families are vital to the success of students. However, family engagement typically manifests ...

6 Tips for Building Relationships and Communicating with Parents

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-16-2022
By Julia Wilkins Whether or not you have taken a course in how to build relationships and communicate with parents, you might find yourself feeling completely unprepared. Because parental involvement in school ...

“I Don’t Have that Number”: Understanding and Working with Undocumented Students

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-10-2022
By Blanca E. Vega The article “ ‘When I Would Hurt’: Undocumented Students’ Responses to Obstacles Faced During the College-Choice Process,” by Vega, B.E., Kenny Nienhusser, H., & Carquin-Hamichand, M.S., is in the ...

First-Year Vibes: Your Classroom, Your Arena

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-09-2022
By Christopher J. Jackson Congratulations! You’ve made it to your first year as a teacher and your first classroom, your new “home away from home.” A teacher’s perception of their classroom says a lot about ...

The Intersection of Student Equity and Teacher Leadership

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-05-2022
By Jeremy D. Visone The author’s article (coauthored with Courtney K. Mason and Keri MacLean), “ Teacher Leadership for Equity: Leveraging a Taxonomy for Improved School Experiences,” appears in the July 2022 issue of ...

Reflecting, Reframing, and Ever-Changing: A Kaleidoscopic Metaphor

By Phil Kitchel posted 08-02-2022
By Micki M. Caskey and Karen Weller Swanson Being completely present means much more in the last 2 years due to COVID-19. After the difficulty of our first full year since the pandemic, it is time to take a breath and ...

Gardening at School: Tips for Teachers

By Phil Kitchel posted 07-26-2022
Garden-based learning is an exciting movement in the U.S. education system that has many benefits for students. School gardens have been shown to boost physical activity, increase fruit and vegetable consumption, improve ...

How to Make Human Rights Education a Reality in Your Classroom

By Phil Kitchel posted 07-20-2022
By Isabel Quiñones I distinctly remember learning about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a high school history class. I also learned about it as a Girls’ Leadership Worldwide participant through the Eleanor ...

Build Your Career: 4 STEM Professional Development Tips

By Phil Kitchel posted 07-19-2022
Let’s be clear. Learning to teach is a career-long process, and building a successful teaching career in a rapidly changing society means devoting deliberate attention to your own professional development (PD) while keeping ...