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Classroom Management, Equity Resources, Truth for Teachers Collective

Jun 4, 2023
Culturally responsive time management strategies to empower middle/high school students
As an elementary school teacher, I partnered with parents and guardians to ensure students completed their assignments on time and that they arrived at school on time. As a middle school teacher, I realized that my students were of an age where they could begin managing their own time. Middle...

By Jay Benedith

Equity Leader & Coach

Classroom Management, Equity Resources, Truth for Teachers Collective

Feb 15, 2023
A fresh approach to supporting students who are disengaged and task-avoidant
In my travels and conversations with educators from coast to coast, there is a resounding panic from teachers feeling unprepared and ill-equipped to support disengaged students. The following three scenarios are the most common based on my observations as a teacher coach and literacy specialist: Scenario One: Students are sleeping,...

By Erika Walther

5th Grade ELA

Mindset & Motivation, Productivity Strategies, Truth for Teachers Collective

Nov 10, 2021
10 tips to relieve stress around teacher evaluations and ditch the dog-and-pony show
Being evaluated feels personal because you care deeply about what you’re doing. How could you not?  You spend countless hours working on lesson plans, grading, PLCs, and data — not to mention the time you spend in the classroom interacting with students, striving to meet their needs. Of course, it’s...

By Cindy Shapiro

Teacher & Instructional Coach

Mindset & Motivation, Productivity Strategies, Teaching Tips & Tricks, Podcast Articles, Truth for Teachers Collective

Oct 24, 2021
The “Big 5” tips for teacher productivity to reduce overwhelm
I’m talking with educator Amy Stohs about teacher productivity today. She has so many practical ideas and tips, and though she’s currently a 2nd-grade teacher in Northern Virginia, she’s taught both elementary AND middle school in a pandemic, as she previously taught 6th grade as well and in fact won...

By Amy Stohs

2nd Grade

Equity Resources, Mindset & Motivation, Podcast Articles, Truth for Teachers Collective

Oct 3, 2021
How to push past limiting beliefs to uncover what’s truly possible in your teaching
During my first year of teaching, I was fueled by my passion to close the opportunity gap and my excitement to make it happen. Many people enter the teaching profession with similar high hopes and ambitions! Our education system produces inequitable outcomes for students — particularly those who identify as...

By Jay Benedith

Equity Leader & Coach

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