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September 2016 | Volume 74 | Number 1
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Marge Scherer
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Rick Wormeli
The first days of school set the learning dynamic for the year ahead.
Eric Toshalis
Are you demanding trust too soon? How do you respond to anger? Questions to ask to make your student outreach more effective.
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Michael C. Reichert
How to help boys want to learn from you.
Susan E. Craig
Insights on how trauma influences the brain—and how to reach children suffering from its aftermath.
Michael Sadowski
What LGBTQ students seek is what every student deserves: safety and belonging.
Robert Jackson
Lessons about pride, insecurity, and the need to be respected.
Lisa Medoff
Tips on how to reach kids whose behavior might puzzle you.
Elizabeth Bondy and Elyse Hambacher
Caring for students is a moral imperative, a way to take steps toward social justice.
Tim Westerberg
From being visible to modeling respect, these six principles for principals are central.
Stephanie M. Jones, Rebecca Bailey, Gretchen Brion-Meisels and Ann Partee
How to handle those moments when you must decide: How should I address this behavior?
John Hayward
Ideas to abide by as you continue to get to know your students.
Sidney Brown
Justice was the theme that year; building bridges, the challenge.
Reviews, research, and relevant reads.
Bryan Goodwin
The cyber generation needs more than online-only connections.
Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey
In two minutes a day, you can begin a problem-solving process for improving behavior. Watch the video
Catlin Tucker
Some low- and medium-tech ways to break the ice.
Thomas R. Hoerr
If you want to achieve your new initiatives, share your new ideas.
Carol Ann Tomlinson
What the fox taught the child and vice versa.
The 4th R: Relationships
Theresa Crowley
Tools to use one-on-one with students, especially those who may lack trust.
James Fornaciari
Help your kids develop a mission, work as a team, and recapture the joy of learning.
Christopher Emdin
How building positive relationships and creating an academically challenging classroom go hand in hand.
Cherish R. Skinker
Her passion for To Kill a Mockingbird left a lasting impression on her students.
Kim Greene
Baruti Kafele talks about the benefits of the Young Men's Empowerment Program and how teachers can build relationships with students whose backgrounds differ from their own.
Michael Sadowski and Lisa Medoff
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