QUIZ! Which Book Genre Are You?
You want to do something fun tonight. What’s your idea of a good time? Cosplaying as my favorite villain Practicing my favorite sport with friends Writing my next poem or...
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What Educators Can do to Address and Prevent Bullying
About 34% of bullying is reported to happen inside the classroom. (“Bullying Statistics.” Bullying Statistics - National Bullying Prevention Center, 28 Dec. 2017, www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp.) Educators have a responsibility to keep...
Know Your Bullying Hotspots
Bullying often occurs in predictable locations within schools such as: hallways, bathrooms, stairwells, and playgrounds. These are areas that most bullies know where teachers or other adults will not be...
Identity Based Bullying
What is identity-based bullying? Identity-based bullying is any form of bullying related to the unique aspects of a child’s identity. This can be: race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or physical...
Empowering Students to Stand up for their Bullied Peers
Nearly 160,000 kids stay home from school every day to keep away from a school bully. (“Nation's Educators Continue Push for Safe, Bully-Free Environments.” NEA, National Education Association, 8 Oct. 2012,...
Differentiating Instruction Leads to Student Success
What is differentiated instruction? At the basic level, differentiated instruction consists of highly knowledgeable teachers responding to the increasingly diverse classrooms of the 21st century. Students represent diverse cultures and...
Helping Low Income Students Succeed
Students will come into your classroom with an array of experiences, backgrounds, and skills. One factor that the research confirms is that poverty effects children’s academic success, and often schools...