6 days ago2 minBe the GoodAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! This school year has been full of new experiences for each of you. In August you experienced you first day as a teache...
Mar 114 minZero Learning ZoneAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I want to share a powerful article that I read recently from a professional development I participated in with Personal...
Feb 174 min7 Ways to spark student engagementAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When the weather is cold, recess is short, and the time between the next break is long, student engagement can be a str...
Feb 172 minNoticing the good stuffAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are less than three weeks away from our South Carolina ASCD Spring Conference featuring Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer ...
Feb 114 min7 Ways to Show Love To your StudentsAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! This week is one of the sweetest weeks of the school year because it is the week of Valentine’s Day. It is a wonderful ...
Feb 112 minReflecting on 5 questions to ask yourself about unmotivated studentsAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! One of the reasons we value the work of Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez is how she provides research based support...
Feb 113 minTop 5 Benefits to Observing Other TeachersAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Over the last twenty years in this profession, I have benefited from many different professional development experience...
Jan 282 minBuilding your own resilienceAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Resilience is a characteristic highly sought after in the workforce of 2020. By definition, it is “the capacity to rec...
Jan 222 minIf you can't find your marigold, BE the marigold!Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Many of us have made New Year’s resolutions about having a better year in 2020. Maybe your goals are related to better...
Jan 142 minHow Classroom Assessments Improve LearningAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When you first began your teaching career back in August, assessments were necessary to provide students with feedback....
Jan 132 minA 4-Part System for Getting to know your studentsAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! At SCASCD we are very excited to welcome Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez to South Carolina to serve as our keynote...
Jan 94 minMonitoring and Supporting Emotional and Mental Health Authors: Holly Brazell, Alanda Posey, Victoria Salvat, Jamie Whitlock, Logan Wright According to a 2019 Pew Research Poll, anxiety and depression are on the ...
Jan 93 minA New Year…A New StartAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are excited to begin a new semester with you and with your students and look forward to the experiences and growth 2...
Dec 6, 20193 minTop Tips For Teaching in DecemberAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I trust that you and your families had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving! A first week of December and with it can ...
Oct 19, 20192 minEmpowered People, Empower People: A Message From Dr. Akil RossAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, I had the opportunity this past week to hear Dr. Akil Ross speak at our 2019 SCASCD Fall Whole Child Conference in Greenvi...
Oct 9, 20192 minPareto Principle - Using the 80/20 Rule to Set Targeted Goals For Second Nine WeeksAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, It can be frustrating to create a thorough and detailed plan of instruction for the week that builds student understanding...
Oct 7, 20193 minGrowth Mindset for New TeachersSurround yourself with teacher role models.Observe, ask questions and slowly try to incorporate what you've learned into your own classroom.
Sep 25, 20193 minThe importance of making positive parent contacts and conducting effective parent conferences.What power a teacher’s words have to shape a student’s belief about the year…about themselves…
Sep 22, 20192 minLooking beyond student misbehavior: why they act the way they doAuthor: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, I’ve noticed through the years that it is when we are getting into the routines of teaching that we begin to notice differ...
Sep 13, 20192 minBuilding positive classroom communities"how we treat students individually, consistently and intentionally over time models for them how we want them to treat one other"
