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Do These Four Things Before Breakfast

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Added by Michael Keany on May 14, 2025 at 10:00am — No Comments

Study:  HS Students Drinking Less

Study:  Seniors Drinking Less

42 percent of 12th graders reported alcohol consumption in the last year, down from 75 percent in 1997. Among 10th graders, it fell to 26 percent from 65 percent…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 11, 2025 at 10:00am — No Comments

Better Ways to Deal With Student's Emotions

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Autism and Reading Part 1: Lessons to be Learned from Special Kids

Autism and Reading Part 1: Lessons to be Learned from Special Kids

Tim Shanahan

Regular readers of this blog know I get lots of questions. I do my best to answer them. Occasionally, I have no idea the answer. If a topic is straightforward, I investigate and usually can craft a response that I hope manages to be both informed and…

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Added by Michael Keany on May 10, 2025 at 9:18am — No Comments

A Clever Tip for Building Stronger Connections with Students

“Build relationships with a spreadsheet”

Jennifer Gonzalez

Cult of Pedagogy Source: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/spreadsheet-relationships

In her insightful article, “Build Relationships with a Spreadsheet,” educator Jennifer Gonzalez shares a practical and transformative strategy for…

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How to be Less Stupid as a Leader

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Don’t Listen to Every Voice

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Weaknesses are Tools, not Flaws

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Schools Need to Keep Students Feeling Safe

Letter: Schools Need to Keep Students Feeling Safe



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What others hear when you say, "I'm so busy"

If you find yourself frequently saying, "I'm so busy," you may be unintentionally…
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Media Literacy Moments Throughout Your Day

Media Literacy Moments Throughout Your Day

by Megan Kelly · 12/15/2024

A MiddleWeb Blog

Summary: Media Literacy Moments Throughout Your Day

By Megan Kelly

Source: MiddleWeb

Media literacy is an essential skill for students in today’s digital age, where they constantly encounter biased…

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Added by Michael Keany on December 19, 2024 at 10:50am — No Comments

Teach with Tiny Memoirs

From Larry Ferlazzo

The New York Times Learning Network shares lots of amazing stuff.

However, I think their Tiny Memoir contest is one of the best if not THE best, and most useful resource they share with teachers.

I know many teachers, including those at my school, who use it with their…

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Added by Michael Keany on November 12, 2024 at 2:17pm — No Comments

Visit the British Museum, "Talk" with Each Object

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo

The British Museum has created an experimental “interface” called The Living Museum that uses AI to allow you to explore its collection, use AI to talk with each object, and curate a collection of them.

Added by Michael Keany on November 12, 2024 at 2:06pm — No Comments

How to Think, Pair, Share

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Being a Servant Leader

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How To Defeat Anger: 4 Secrets From The Ancients

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

September 30th, 2024 

How To Defeat Anger: 4 Secrets From The Ancients

Eric Barker

In the article "How to Defeat Anger: 4 Secrets from the Ancients," the author explores anger management strategies inspired by the wisdom of ancient philosophers, particularly Seneca, the Roman philosopher. The article emphasizes the destructive nature of anger and offers practical solutions based on Stoic…

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Added by Michael Keany on October 9, 2024 at 11:13am — No Comments

AI Classroom Tool of the Week: NoteGPT

From Larry Ferlazzo


NoteGPT summarizes YouTube videos. There are lots of free tools that do that. However, one of the great things about this tool is that it also provides a transcript of the video in a readable form. In other words, most other sites just have all the words together in one blog of text. The transcript option here is in blocks and readable.

Added by Michael Keany on October 2, 2024 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Don't Take the EZ Way Out

The EZ Way Out

4 O'Clock Faculty

Rich Czyz

September 26, 2024

In "The EZ Way Out" (September 26, 2024), R. Czyz reflects on his early teaching experience with the EZ Grader, a popular tool that quickly calculates percentages based on correct and incorrect answers on student assessments. Czyz recalls using the EZ Grader during his initial years in teaching, finding it convenient to input grades efficiently. However, he later…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 26, 2024 at 10:44am — No Comments

Create a culture of constructive & caring peer feedback

Dr. Caitlin Tucker

Create a culture of constructive & caring peer feedback.

Use my #ChoiceBoard…

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Added by Michael Keany on September 25, 2024 at 10:52am — No Comments

Free Webinar: 9/12/2024 - Your School or Library as a Polling Place: Election Site Security for November 5, 2024

Your School or Library as a Polling Place: Election Site Security for November 5, 2024

Part of the Service, Safety, and Security Series with …

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Added by Michael Keany on September 11, 2024 at 10:39am — No Comments

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