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What’s In Your Control?
Bestselling author Stephen Covey (1989) wrote, “Proactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence. They work on the things they can do something about…Reactive people, on the other hand, focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern. They focus on the weakness of other people, the problems in the environment, and circumstances over…
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Shaking Things Up to Increase Engagement
“For many students, school is an obligation, not a joy and a privilege. This means you need to ‘sell’ the learning to them.” – Eric Jensen You do not have to be in education long to know that the weeks between New Years Day and the first day of spring seem to go on forever…
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Sustaining Student Engagement in Winter
How has the pandemic affected your students? What topics are your students interested in learning about? What activities do your students enjoy? How can teachers increase student engagement in lessons? These are all questions to consider when trying to keep students engaged in your lessons this winter. Winter creates an opportunity to reassess student interest…
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Getting Started with Culturally Responsive Teaching
How do your students see themselves as learners in your classroom? In what ways are they able to connect their knowledge and background experiences to what they are learning? How are their ways of knowing and learning honored in their learning spaces? These questions are important in a classroom that embraces culturally relevant, or culturally…
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Parent-Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching, and it’s time to prepare for these meaningful opportunities to connect with your students’ families.
To be a successful teacher, it is important to engage and build trust with your students and their families. Did you know that research shows that strong family involvement increases student achievement? By having more contact with families, teachers can learn more about students’ needs and home environments. Having this information enhances the ability to…
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Teachers across the state spent the days leading up to the school year attending Professional Development sessions presented by NC NTSP coaches. Coaches will continue to provide these opportunities for learning throughout the year, sharing information focused on the areas of planning, instruction and assessment, while allowing time for teachers to collaborate with others. It…
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The first weeks of school are a pivotal time for you, as you work to develop a respectful classroom learning environment, and learn about resources and strategies for classroom management! Before the school year even begins, you are hard at work creating dynamic learning spaces for students! As you continuously work on your space, keep…
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COVID Keeps: How to be Together-ish
As we brace ourselves for another year of uncertainty: masks or no masks, virtual, fully in-person, hybrid or not, one thing is clear-organization is the key to teacher success. Hi all! I am Maghan Kirschner, an NC NTSP instructional coach from the Charlotte region. I keep asking myself what happened to summer? How did it…
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Beginning Teacher Interstate Connections: Looking Back to Move Forward
Beginning Teacher Interstate Connections: Looking Back to Move Forward: Part 2 In the last Beginning Teacher Interstate Connections Blog, Dr. Adreian Pitts did an amazing job of guiding beginning teachers through a reflective process with an emphasis on classroom instruction and professional growth. As you reflect upon all of the ever-changing events of this…
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Beginning Teacher Interstate Connections: Looking Back to Move Forward
Greetings, Instructors! Do you see what I see??? Yep, it’s light at the end of the tunnel! We are weeks away from the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. The past two academic years have been unlike any other. As this year comes to a close, we can all finally be more hopeful for brighter…
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