Teacher Update: November 14, 2019: November 14, 2019

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4 Ways to Build Relationships With Your Students All Year Long

Teacher Justin Minkel writes about how to cultivate strong relationships and weave them into the daily fabric of your classroom, not just during the first few weeks of school, but throughout the entire year. Read more.

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Educators Will Soon Be Able to Sell Their Materials on Amazon

The platform, Amazon Ignite, will allow teachers to sell lesson plans and curriculum materials by topic, in subjects like math, language arts, social studies, technology, and science. Read more.

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			Can self-efficacy impact growth for ELLs? In this research brief, Dr. Soland details his method, reveals his findings, and suggests future lines of inquiry. Start reading now for helpful recommendations to support growth in achievement for ELLs. Download Whitepaper

In EdReports' First Review of Early-Reading Programs, No Materials Make the Grade

EdReports, the nonprofit curriculum reviewer, released its first reviews of foundational reading and writing skills programs—and all five of the materials assessed failed to reach the evaluator's highest standard. Read more.


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Transgender Teachers Speak Out on What They Need From School Leaders

In Little Rock, Ark., Teachers to Strike for Collective Bargaining Power

Should High Schools Rethink How They Sequence Math Courses?

Boys' and Girls' Brains the Same When It Comes to Math

For Students in Coal Country, the Census Is a Hands-On Civics Lesson

Screen Time Up as Reading Scores Drop. Is There a Link?

Instagram's Removal of 'Like' Counts Meant to Combat Anxiety, Depression

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What We're Getting Wrong About Gifted Education

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Start With the Content and Not With the Tech

Education Policy Needs More People Like Mr. Rogers

Technology 'Doesn't Replace Good Teaching'

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