Part 4: Fostering Positive Student-Teacher Relationships
Building strong, positive student-teacher relationships is at the heart of meaningful engagement and effective education. While that sounds simple enough, it requires a mental and emotional investment from educators each and every day, along with ample support from...
Part 3: What Do Students Bring to the Table?
In the realm of education, schools have traditionally focused on what students need to compensate for what they lack, whether that be knowledge, behavioral challenges, or other personal "deficits." While it’s a well-intentioned goal to provide children with the...
Part 2: The Power of Educators’ Attitudes to Influence Student Success
In the 21st century paradigm of education, which focuses more directly on the individual learner, teachers possess the immense ability to impact student achievement through not only their professional competencies but also their beliefs and attitudes. Effective...
Part 1: The Evolving Education Environment
Over the past decade, social-emotional learning (SEL) and equity in education have become prevalent themes in school districts across the country. Although they are two separate and unique issues, they are both rooted in the idea of educating the entire child. For...
Social Media Etiquette: How to Contribute to a Positive Community
Social media has the powerful ability to bring people together and unite them over shared interests and concerns. Whether it’s with individuals in your own community or those in a different state or country, you have the privilege to interact, share information, and...
Online Communities v. Social Networks: Key Differences and Uses
In the world of social media, the words “network” and “community” get used frequently—and also interchangeably. People often think of social networks and online communities as the same, when in reality, they possess slight variations that result in different...