Our SEL lessons focus on the five SEL strategies: relationship skills, responsible decision making, self-awareness, self-management, and social awareness.
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Robert Marzano is an educational researcher, and he focuses on effective teaching strategies. He says that the keys to school wide achievement are effective and research based teaching strategies, effective and timely feedback, and improving academic vocabulary.
Here are Marzano’s top 9 most effective teaching strategies:
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Do your students ever feel like they need a detective's hat and magnifying glass to understand their reading assignments? Well, you're in luck because teaching them the art of inferring can turn every reading session into an exciting mystery to solve! 🕵️♀️🔍
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Wondering if AI will replace teachers? Discover how AI is transforming education—and why the human role in the classroom is more vital than ever.
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Get expert tips for Back to School Night! This guide helps teachers create a meaningful presentation for parents, share their teaching philosophy, outline curriculum goals, and build trust by showing they truly care about every student. Perfect for new and veteran teachers alike.
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This is an activity that we at TTD used for years in our classroom. The students LOVE it and it adds such beauty and color into an otherwise blank classroom. Below are step by step directions on how you can make one amazing activity that will brighten up your classroom with color, and make your class a place that every student feels welcome and connected.
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The first few weeks of school can be a whirlwind of activity. You’re busy setting up procedures, going over class rules and expectations, and getting to know your students. One tried and true activity that we have had a lot of success with is what we call the Name Plate. Below are step by step directions on how you can make one amazing activity that will brighten up your classroom with color, and make your class a place that every student feels welcome and connected.
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Help students set powerful goals with a letter-writing activity that blends reflection, motivation, and future-focused thinking — perfect for the first week of school or after winter break.
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It is that time of year again! The time we open up our brand new teacher plan book from ban.do and begin to prepare for the up and coming school year. Aside from prepping our planners with all the fun stickers and noting all of the important dates and days off throughout the school year, we also take time for one more very important step.
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Can you believe how quickly summer flew by? Now it’s the start of another school year and first impressions are so important. Here are some ideas that we do on the first day of school to make sure to set the year off on the right note.
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