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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow to Engage Underperforming Students
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.By focusing tightly on instructional strategies and PD, educators at Cochrane Academy saved their school from closure. In just t...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLessons from a Public School Turnaround
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Once the eighth lowest-performing middle school in the state, Cochrane Collegiate reversed course and is swiftly raising student...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkYES Prep Demonstrates Successful Team Teaching
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Sixth and seventh-grade teachers pair up in the classroom to integrate their subjects.Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkYES Prep Hires and Supports Great Teachers
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.In a school where students and staff alike give 100 percent every day, teacher support and a strong community are key.Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChris Barbic Shares His Vision for Reform
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Leadership, PractitionersThe visionary leader behind the YES Prep family of schools discusses the organization's origins and philosophy.Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMark DiBella on How to Lead a Change
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Leadership, PractitionersYES Prep's school director discusses how to create a positive environment for everyone in the school community.Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Principal Alicia Averette Builds a Safe Environment at School
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The staff at Louisville's Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary School enable students to thrive by cultivating a secure, inviting pl...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Principal Bill Perkins Creates a Caring School Community
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The head of Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North discusses how the CARE for Kids program has transformed students at his all-boys...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeacher Training Fuels the Future
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Ongoing teacher development, key to any successful program in social and emotional learning, has been a powerful asset in Louisv...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommunity Begins with the Morning Meeting
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Students start the day by sharing feelings with their peers and that helps teachers pave the way to academic success and a happy...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPositive Discipline Strategies Yield Quick Results
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Classroom disruptions decline dramatically when kids are held accountable for their behavior to both their teachers and their cl...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching Math to Middle School Boys
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Teacher Tom Wolken uses technology tools and timed challenges to teach math at Olmsted Academy North, an all-boys middle school ...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSheldon Berman Builds a Network of Caring School Communities
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The former superintendent of the Jefferson County Public Schools describes why implementing positive school culture is the first...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA School District's Initiative for Social and Emotional Learning Pays Off
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.In Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County Public Schools are seeing positive results from a districtwide commitment to the CARE ...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOne Teacher's Journey: From Marine to Mentor
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Meet Darren Atkinson, a Louisville teacher who became a champion of social and emotional learning.Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Teachers Collaborate Online and in School
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The Vail School District in southern Arizona developed a wiki for teachers to share lesson plans and resources. Today, the wiki ...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrincipal Mike McCarthy Sustains a Culture of Collaboration
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.At King Middle School in Portland, Maine, McCarthy transformed a culture of divisiveness and violence by committing to cooperati...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeacher-Training Coordinator David Grant Describes a Framework for Project Learning Success
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.How King Middle School in Portland, Maine combines project learning and technology to build effective, authentic learning experi...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPrincipal Derek Pierce on Building Relationships Between Students and Teachers
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.How a Portland, Maine high school made human relationships the building blocks of high student achievement.Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkProject Learning: Expeditions in Portland, Maine
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Project learning combined with 1-to-1 laptops creates a rich and rigorous environment for learning at a middle school and a high...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0