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Teacher fitness can be achieved by infusing a little exercise and other healthy habits into your school day.

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It's almost time to shower teachers with tokens of appreciation. Here are a few ideas for awesome teacher gifts, like gift cards or thank-you notes.

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Both teachers and students can learn to be less overwhelmed and more in control of their lives when they engage in a little solitude.

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Being an LGBTQ teacher can be difficult, but you have more workplace allies than ever before. Here's what LGBTQ teachers have to say to new educators.

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If you recognize yourself as falling into the efficiency trap in your teaching work, here are five ways you can avoid it.

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Weekly planning for school must include setting aside time for self-care if it's going to happen.

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There are plenty of summer jobs for teachers if you know where to find them. Here are a few tips to get you started.

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Teachers experience the power of renewal each time we start a new school year. Here are some ways teachers can benefit from renewal this September.

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It can be hard to concentrate as the year winds down. Here are tips to keep your students engaged at the end of the school year.

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If you've been feeling burned out lately, these four strategies for boosting teacher motivation will help you keep going.

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In difficult times, we can all use some good ideas about how to be joyful—both in the classroom and throughout our lives.

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Many factors contribute to student achievement. Here are four teachers' opinions on the educator's role in enabling student success.

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When building a relationship with your principal, it's important to understand what principals value. Here are six characteristics principals look for.

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Effective teacher collaboration is an absolute necessity. So how can teachers work successfully and productively in collaborative groups?

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Figuring out how to achieve work-life balance as a teacher is a huge challenge, but it's essential to avoiding burnout. Here are some tips on how to do it.

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What happens when you combine exercise and the brain? Learn about the science that shows how fitness can improve students' ability to learn.

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While many students love winter break, others struggle with class inequalities while school's out of session. These strategies can help your students.

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Teachers are passionate about their work, but when it comes to your teaching career, it's important to preserve a work-life balance. Here's how.

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What is it that teachers do that ensures they will not get hired back after their first year of teaching? We break down seven fatal mistakes.

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The 10-week summer break is the perfect time for teachers to relax, reflect on the past year, and come up with new strategies for the upcoming year.

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It can be stressful dealing with difficult parents as a teacher. But there are plenty of methods you can use to ease the tension and find a solution.

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Appreciation for teachers and the work they've done has grown since the pandemic began over a year ago.

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When it comes to struggling students, you should become familiar with your school's academic policies that could offer assistance for classroom success.

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Teaching through a pandemic is taking an emotional toll on teachers. Here are seven ideas for getting through your next tough day.

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Inevitably, you're going to get bad advice from teachers. Here's how you can tune it out and turn it into something positive.

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Keep your students—and yourself—sane and engaged during times of self-isolation and quarantine with these seven strategies.

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Schools today are much different than they were in 1918. But we can still learn from the 1918 flu pandemic about how to adapt to the coronavirus.

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We all need all the support we can get, so we’ve set up this page as a central resource for tips, tools, and assistance for teaching remotely!

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Distance learning is the new normal for the foreseeable future. How can teachers help students facing remote learning challenges?

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Distance learning is more successful with collaboration. Here's now teachers can support parents who are homeschooling kids for the first time.

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The best advice for teachers regarding gossip is to avoid it. But if you can't, here are some tips!

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There is no set curriculum for how to teach happiness, but with no shortage of student stress—the need is undeniable.

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Here are five ways to reframe negative thoughts as a teacher in order to stay happy and healthy.

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Find out what one teacher learned when she investigated the use of restorative justice in schools.

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Feeling anxious about school? Here are some strategies to help you manage teacher anxiety.

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Listening to parents articulate the student skills they want their children to have can be very valuable for teachers. Here are five skills I focus on.

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Most teachers are kept busy by just their day-to-day teaching duties, and the extra roles of teachers outside the classroom can make things overwhelming.

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America's current teacher shortage is influenced by poor job satisfaction and a marked disinterest in the profession. How can schools fix the problem?

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Supporting and guiding students can ensure that they choose the path that's right for them. Here's how one teacher succeeded.

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What are the pros and cons of students taking the SAT in 7th grade? Here's what you should know, plus how to support those who decide to take the exam.

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Links to a collection of news stories, activities, tools, and charities to help schools impacted by Harvey.

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Here are a few career paths teachers can discuss with students who may want to pursue non-academic goals after high school graduation.

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A first-generation graduate may have to overcome enormous adversity to succeed. Here's William's story.

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Plagiarism and cheating in the classroom have always been difficult for teachers, but these incidents are also the perfect teachable moments.

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Office hours have allowed me to build meaningful relationships with my students, and it has helped me in ways unexpected.