Zero Learning Zone
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I want to share a powerful article that I read recently from a professional development I...
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- Feb 17, 2020
- 4 min
7 Ways to spark student engagement
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When the weather is cold, recess is short, and the time between the next break is long, student...
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Noticing the good stuff
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are less than three weeks away from our South Carolina ASCD Spring Conference featuring Cult of...
- Feb 11, 2020
- 4 min
7 Ways to Show Love To your Students
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! This week is one of the sweetest weeks of the school year because it is the week of Valentine’s...
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
Reflecting on 5 questions to ask yourself about unmotivated students
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! One of the reasons we value the work of Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez is how she provides...
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Top 5 Benefits to Observing Other Teachers
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Over the last twenty years in this profession, I have benefited from many different professional...
- Jan 28, 2020
- 2 min
Building your own resilience
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Resilience is a characteristic highly sought after in the workforce of 2020. By definition, it is...
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
If 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...
- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When you first began your teaching career back in August, assessments were necessary to provide...
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
A 4-Part System for Getting to know your students
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! At SCASCD we are very excited to welcome Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez to South Carolina to...
- Jan 9, 2020
- 4 min
Monitoring 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...
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
A New Year…A New Start
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are excited to begin a new semester with you and with your students and look forward to the...
- Dec 6, 2019
- 3 min
Top Tips For Teaching in December
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I trust that you and your families had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving! A first week of...
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Empowered People, Empower People: A Message From Dr. Akil Ross
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, I had the opportunity this past week to hear Dr. Akil Ross speak at our 2019 SCASCD Fall Whole Child...
- Oct 9, 2019
- 2 min
Pareto Principle - Using the 80/20 Rule to Set Targeted Goals For Second Nine Weeks
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, It can be frustrating to create a thorough and detailed plan of instruction for the week that builds...
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
Growth Mindset for New Teachers
Surround yourself with teacher role models.Observe, ask questions and slowly try to incorporate what you've learned into your own classroom.
- Sep 25, 2019
- 3 min
The 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, 2019
- 2 min
Looking beyond student misbehavior: why they act the way they do
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, I’ve noticed through the years that it is when we are getting into the routines of teaching that we...
- Sep 13, 2019
- 2 min
Building positive classroom communities
"how we treat students individually, consistently and intentionally over time models for them how we want them to treat one other"
- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
How to teach behavior expectations effectively
Experienced and effective teachers have learned the importance of teaching what you expect kids to know and be able to do.