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Legislating the idea that parents should choose the best school for their child is much more complicated in practice than in theory. | Cult of Pedagogy
The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts
Annotation can be a powerful way to improve comprehension and increase engagement, but its effectiveness can vary depending on how it's taught. | Cult of Pedagogy
A certified school librarian can make teachers' work easier, more efficient, and more effective. So why doesn't every school have one? | Cult of Pedagogy
Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It
You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question students should know the answer to … and nothing. What's going on? | Cult of Pedagogy
Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools
If your current efforts to connect with families aren't working as well as you'd like, it may be time to try a more collaborative approach. | Cult of Pedagogy
How a Portrait Project Showed Teachers Through a Whole New Lens
Teachers have more nuances and are more complex than the professional, straightforward personas we tend to project in the classroom. | Cult of Pedagogy
Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?
When working to solve the problems created by testing, it helps to move away from all-or-nothing thinking and towards the idea of reducing harm. | Cult of Pedagogy
Three AI teacher assistants, a curated collection of math activities, a website-building curriculum, a site for helping students change the world, and more. | Cult of Pedagogy
The smallest bit of praise can give a person enough confidence, enough of a dopamine hit, to keep going...and right now, teachers need it. | Cult of Pedagogy
