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Implementing Social Emotional Learning into your Lessons
Social emotional learning. SEL. What is it? Seems like a buzzword these days. The concept of SEL is not new, as it has been around for decades. The Collaborative for [...]
Breaking Down ESSER Funds
Important Abbreviations ESSER Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief CARES Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security CRRSA Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations ARPAAmerican Rescue Plan ActSEA State Education Agency LEA Local Education Agency ESF Education Stabilization Fund Timeline March 27, 2020: The [...]
Movement Mazes and Physical Distancing
Movement in our schools has never come under the spotlight quite like it did in 2020/2021. With the concern of contract tracing, student-student contact, student-teacher contact, and the overall spreading [...]
How to Incorporate Active Learning at Home
Since Thanksgiving Break, our kindergartner has been distance learning. And, while we are headed back to a more normal elementary school experience in Minnesota, we still have had to make adjustments to our [...]
Keeping Kids Moving During Remote Learning
More than ever kids are sitting during instruction due to remote learning. Keeping kids moving is critical during this time to help with learning recovery. Use these tips to keep your students engaged and moving. [...]
Movement Activities in a Virtual Environment
Most of you are pretty adept at teaching virtually by now. In fact, many are rocking this and have the organization and delivery of teaching online down to a science. [...]
5 Great Additions to the 2021 Classroom
The 2020-21 school year has presented some unreal challenges for educators and administrators around the world. No surprise to me, the challenges were met with the ingenuity that makes our [...]
3 Active Thanksgiving-Themed Activities
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Reflecting on what you’re thankful for is a big part of the holiday, but why not use it as (another) way to introduce activity throughout the [...]
BrainPrimers – Capitalizing on the Built-In Advantages
The current pandemic has changed the landscape of American education. Some teachers and students are together in classrooms full-time. Yet others are working in a hybrid model and some are [...]