Teaching isn’t just about standards, objectives, and measuring progress. 

In fact, connecting with your students and building healthy interpersonal relationships is one of the most important parts of your job, especially in the early grades. 

But unlike backwards planning and...

Social emotional learning, often referred to as SEL, includes all the non-academic skills young students need to develop and master in order to succeed at school, at home, in their friend groups, and in their communities. For Kindergarteners, much of the school year is focused on introducing,...

In this season of love and compassion, are you giving yourself the same love and appreciation as you give others?

As every teacher knows, education can be a complicated field. And while the challenges and roadblocks are real, today we want to celebrate the reasons we love being teachers!

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“The comeback is always bigger than the setback.”

Do these wise words sound familiar? I swear, my mentor teacher said them so often they are forever ingrained in my brain. 

Success without setbacks is impossible. When you first stepped into the world of teaching, you may...