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How We Can Become Better Writing Teachers

Middle Web

Anderson and Glover have authored a helpful, easy-to-follow book, writes veteran teacher Elisa Waingort-Jimnez. Their eight strategies center on specific craft and genre moves that will help teachers become better writers as they help students develop their own skills. The post How We Can Become Better Writing Teachers first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Creativity Hall of Fame: A Fun and Engaging Way to Inspire Creative Thinking in the Classroom

Carly and Adam

Creativity is a crucial skill in todays world, especially in STEM fields where problem-solving and innovative thinking are essential. However, research suggests that creative thinking declines with age. As educators, we must actively nurture creativity in our students to help them develop the skills theyll need for the future. One of the best ways to do this is through creativity challenges , and thats where the Creativity Hall of Fame resource comes in!

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Laws Against Black Literacy in Pre-Civil War South Still Haunt Education, Expert Says

ED Surge

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War on the Union-occupied Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. There, thousands of Black children began going to schools built expressly for them, where they learned to read and write after decades of being denied the right of literacy. The Sea Islands experiment, as it was known, marked a positive moment in the fraught history of Black education, notes education law expert Derek W.