Celebrating Juneteenth by Emancipating History
The author, his father, and his brother in Morgantown, Miss. (Photo courtesy of Jesse Hagopian) Several years ago my dad, Gerald Lenoir, discovered the plantation where our family was enslaved. Through his extensive genealogical research, he determined that my great-great-grandfather Thomas H. Lenoir was born into slavery on the Lenoir Plantation in Morgantown, Miss., in …
Doing Hands-On LEGO Education Projects Changed the Way I Teach
Learning through play is making all the difference with my students!
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Use Our Free Decoding Strategies Poster + Flip-Book To Nurture Independent Readers
Give students options to try when they are stuck on a word.
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One Day, AI Will Make Teaching Obsolete. As Educators, We Have a Different Role to Play.
This past spring, I overheard one of my fifth graders boast that he would start using ChatGPT to do his homework. I chuckled because I knew him well …
A State Mandated School Threat Assessment. Here’s What It Meant for Students
What researchers learned from the largest analysis of school threat assessment to date.
High Pace of Superintendent Turnover Continues, Data Show
About one in five large districts lost a superintendent last year, researchers found.
When to Stop for School Buses: Downloadable Rules for Every State
We collected school bus-related traffic laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and developed these downloadable diagrams.
What Is Background Knowledge? (Plus 21 Ways To Build It)
Reading is easier when you know more.
Teacher Autonomy Isn’t Dead. Here’s How to Achieve It
Award-winning teachers and other experts suggest ways to build and maintain this cherished professional freedom.