LEAven Blog
Education
Something Old or Something New?
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where everyone around you understood something that you did not? ...
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Let’s TALK About AI
Recently I have led some conference sessions for educators and administrators on artificial intelligence (AI). Clearly, there are ...
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Nurturing the Whole Child: Bringing Fred Rogers’ Six Fundamentals of Learning and Growing Into the Classroom
Fred Rogers believed that every child has the potential to grow into a caring, curious, and capable person—if ...
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The Morning Meeting: Make it an essential start to your day!
Morning meetings are class meetings that take place each morning before the hustle and bustle of the busy ...
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Building Brains for Better Reading
As teachers, we devote countless hours to helping students develop decoding skills, grow their vocabulary, and apply comprehension ...
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Read Early, Read Often, Read Aloud
In mid-May, my beautiful baby girl was born, and by the end of the month, my classroom was ...
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Making Math Centers Work: A Simple Start for a Big Impact
“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things ...
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Here We Go Again
Another summer went by way too fast. I am prepping my classroom for another school year: making sure ...
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Preventing the Summer Slide: A Summer Homework Packet
For those of you who think this post will help you help your students retain everything you painstakingly ...
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It’s the End…Again
Every beginning must have an ending especially in schools. Books, movies, experiments, essays, games, meals, school years….and the ...
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