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Digital Promise’s Micro-Credentials, AKA: Earn PD Credits Here!

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Learning is a life-long process, and as it turns out, so is teaching. Today's educators are constantly shadow boxing the ever-changing world of standardized testing, technology, and best practices. As our students' needs change, so, too, does our role in the classroom. I just had a conversation ... » Learn More about Digital Promise’s Micro-Credentials, AKA: Earn PD Credits Here!

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Why End of School Goodbye’s Make Me Teary

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When I traded in my first car for an upgrade, I got misty-eyed. When my husband and I sold our first home, I cried on the way to our new one. Even when I pitch an old mascara, I'm inclined to yell, YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE! My issues run deep. There's just something about endings that make me weepy, and ... » Learn More about Why End of School Goodbye’s Make Me Teary

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Teacher-Parents: Teachers’ Worst Nightmares?

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When Hannah, my editor at We Are Teachers, asked if I'd be interested in writing a funny piece about how we teacher-parents have the potential to be our kids' teachers' worst nightmare, I laughed aloud at my computer. How could I possibly relate to obsessing over my kids' grades or being in constant ... » Learn More about Teacher-Parents: Teachers’ Worst Nightmares?

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5 Things I Miss About My Traditional Teaching Gig

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I didn't have my own classroom at my previous brick and mortar teaching job. I hated every second of the traveling, mostly because I had cankles and could barely see my feet over my pregnant belly, but also because I don't like to share. One of my colleagues actually counted his pencils after I had ... » Learn More about 5 Things I Miss About My Traditional Teaching Gig

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6 Secrets of Successful Co-Teaching

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Valley High School: my first full-time teaching gig, my first true love. My colleagues and I were passionate about our low-income school where the free and reduced lunches and special education population were twice the size of those in neighboring districts. It was an uphill battle, but varied ... » Learn More about 6 Secrets of Successful Co-Teaching

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