Success with an Experiential Learning Cycle in K-12 Classrooms

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Knowing the appropriate patterns for an experiential learning cycle is important in making sure it is a successful overall experience. It is less important if you are a seasoned teacher trying to master the cycle or a new teacher looking for some guidance. The trick is making sure that everyone in your school and district … Read more

Successful Experiential Learning Methods in the 21st-Century Classroom

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Knowing what experiential learning methods will work best for your students isn’t as challenging as it seems. The following tips will help you know what to look for in the best way to help your students learn. Why Use Experiential Learning Methods? Experiential learning is a teaching philosophy that thrives on engaged teaching and hands-on … Read more

How to be Trauma Informed in the 21st-Century Classroom

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Especially in this season of teaching, it is so important to know how to be trauma informed in the classroom. Trauma-informed teaching is a philosophy and set of practices that take into account how people’s early experiences influence their learning, behavior, and health. Trauma-informed teaching recognizes the signs of trauma in people’s lives, understands common … Read more

20 Great Experiential Learning Lesson Plans to Create Tomorrow

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After teachers learn all about the benefits of a hands-on learning experience, they almost immediately start searching for experiential learning lesson plans. While there are a lot of them out there, sometimes it seems as though the same few get recycled over and over again. Why not use this list to shake up a tired … Read more

Clear Experiential Learning Benefits for Our K-12 Classrooms

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When teachers learn about experiential learning activities, they are optimistic, but there is always the lingering question of true, long-term experiential learning benefits. We’ve seen trends come and go in education and wondering about experiential learning benefits is a valid thought. No one wants to put effort into something that doesn’t have any long-term promise. … Read more

Easy Ideas for Experiential Learning Activities in K-12

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Once the student-centered model makes sense to a teacher, they are often excited to give it a try. However, it can be somewhat intimidating to find great experiential learning activities that aren’t too complex (you can’t dive headfirst into a fully student-led assignment without some hand-holding in the beginning). Often, teachers give these types of … Read more

Easy Ways to Score Teaching Grants in K-12

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We know there are so many things we would love to have for our classrooms, but often our school budgets don’t allow for them and our pockets sometimes can’t take the hit. This is when teaching grants are clutch. Teaching grants are given to teachers by many different organizations, businesses, universities, and foundations to help … Read more

Big Plans for 21st-Century Teacher Retention and Recruitment Woes

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For the past several years, teachers have been leaving the classroom at an alarming rate. Add in all the complications of the COVID-19 era and you have an entire system that is falling apart at the seams, struggling with both teacher retention and recruitment. While some districts appear to be getting it right, focusing on … Read more

Easy Tips for Teacher Motivation in the 21st-Century Classroom

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These days, teacher motivation is something that many in education are struggling with. Why is it that teachers are leaving the profession? What can we do to keep them from doing so? How can we help teachers keep the “pep in their step” throughout the school year? I often wonder if there is a correlation … Read more

How to Engage Students in the Learning Process? 8 Easy Ways…

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More so now than ever, teachers are wondering how to engage students in the learning process. Classroom engagement seems like it is at an all-time low, leaving teachers not only wondering how to engage students in the learning process but wondering if it’s even possible anymore. Don’t fret; it is still possible, it just may … Read more