Being kind, caring, supportive and patient with your staff doesn't make you a weak or soft admin; it makes you a leader.

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A recent study found that when students generate questions on a topic they’re learning, they’re much more likely to remember the material. Here are 5 ways you can encourage high-quality questions in your classroom. edutopia.org/article/using-…

Using Scavenger Hunts to Get Students Moving in Virtual Learning via Dr. John Spencer spencerauthor.com/scavenger-hunt…

My 92 year old mother, a first-generation mainland-born Puerto Rican, cast her ballot Wednesday morning, minutes after her voting center opened. [Photo by son-in-law Rich Vosburgh]

Shaming reading choices can create reading trauma. If students are told that what they like to read (comics, manga and fan fiction, for example) do not “count,” they can disengage and lose their identities as readers. Julia E. Torres (MAEd., MA, MLIS) Julie Stivers. Say Gay. Say Trans. ow.ly/hyys50C5MBr

Morning meeting is an easy tool to build connection and create a sense of belonging in your classroom. momentousinstitute.org/blog/how-and-w…

Teachers need clear, consistent communication, especially during this time. It does so much to calm anxieties.

They grow up so fast...

This is beyond important. Never interrupt a child at work. It’s very easy to accidentally teach a child to always wait for someone else to do it.

Awesome.

Great thread.

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Teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools must understand their own social-emotional abilities and attend to their own well-being before they can teach those competencies to their students. #SEL blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesfo…

Lots of food for thought for us educators and our schools in this NYTimes piece.

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