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As 2016 comes to a close, NAESP would like to wish its members, partners and other education professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on this past year in education, we would like to provide the readers of NAESP's Before the Bell a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Friday, Jan. 6.
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By: Bob Kowalski
From April 26:
The school nutrition focus has long been on school lunches, but children's breakfast is gaining some attention lately. The results in participation and performance are encouraging. When the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented national school lunch standards in 2012, the aim was to reduce childhood obesity. The move targeted saturated fats, trans fats and sodium, and mandated that fruits and vegetables be available to students every day at school.
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By: Howard Margolis
From Feb. 19:
"Mom, I can't do it. I won't do it," Amir sobbed. "I'm dumb, I'm stupid, I'm confused." Sadly, struggling readers often make comments like this. Unfortunately and unknowingly, school personnel and parents often fuel the struggles propelling these beliefs. So, what's sustaining and intensifying the readers' struggles? Often, it's the absence of critical instructional ingredients, ones that educational marketers don't promote. The reason is straightforward: They're free.
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By: Savanna Flakes
From March 11:
Do your students cringe when you say, "We have new vocabulary terms to learn"? These students may recall the previous times they have copied words over and over again or looked up exhaustive lists of words that lack a connection to one another. Our learners have changed, and research shows students don't retain new terms or gather word-analysis skills by copying definitions from a dictionary. But vocabulary practice doesn't have to be boring or a practice of rote memorization.
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By: Dorothy L. Tengler
From Feb. 26:
Thinking on your feet has always been thought of as how to perform well under pressure and staying composed. But now, the concept is being taken to another level. Findings published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health provide the first evidence of neurocognitive benefits of stand-height desks in classrooms, where students are given the choice to stand or sit based on their preferences.
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By: Howard Margolis
From June 17:
Most struggling learners have a strong propensity to forget, no matter how many times teachers and parents tell them something. This adds tremendous complexity and uncertainty to teaching while frustrating teachers, parents and learners alike. So, how can you help struggling learners to remember fragile, fleeting, important information in working or short-term memory? How can you help them remember what's important — and remember it for years to come?
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By: Sheilamary Koch
From July 22:
When I asked junior high students to look back on their school career and describe the assignment that stood out most for them, most named activities where they were in the driver's seat. They claimed having the opportunity to take responsibility for their learning motivated them to achieve their best. Improved student engagement is just one reason for teachers to consider incorporating lessons that allow students increased autonomy.
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By: Howard Margolis
From Nov. 11:
Should teachers recommend the promotion of struggling learners to the next grade if they've worked hard but achieved little? The answer is yes, but provide learners with whatever supports they need. Needed supports may well include preteaching, mentoring, cooperative learning, peer teaching, active co-teaching and 1-1 tutoring. For all such learners, it will require individual and group activities, homework and materials at their proper instructional and independent levels.
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[FreshGrade Education Inc.]
In this free eBook, elementary principal, Matt Renwick shares specific strategies and tools to build independent learners. You'll learn how to create a more connected classroom, give better feedback, and set authentic tasks for a real audience. EdTech RoundUp described FreshGrade as uniquely combining student-led portfolios with flexible, custom assessment and parent engagement in one. FreshGrade is used by teachers, parents, and students in all 50 states and in more than 70 countries around the world.
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By: Bambi Majumdar
From March 4:
The Every Student Succeeds Act — the new federal K-12 education law — has received plenty of accolades already, but even its advocates are unsure of the level of federal intervention going forward. At the National Governors Association's winter meeting, governors from across the country voiced their concerns about Washington bureaucrats' inability to stay out of state implementations. Going by past history, this is a valid concern indeed.
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By: Debra Josephson Abrams
From Sept. 9:
February: African American History Month. March: Women's History Month. May: Asian Pacific Heritage Month. November: American Indian Heritage Month. These are among a number of months during which U.S. schools host activities to enlighten students about the significance of those being commemorated. American teachers are aware of these commemorative months and plan lessons accordingly. Equally as necessary and noble is October's National Bullying Prevention Month.
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By: Sheilamary Koch
From Aug. 19:
Take advantage of your new students' eagerness to socialize by setting up fun, interactive exercises that take into consideration important beginning-of-the-school-year objectives, from student introductions and diagnostic assessment to promoting group unity and inclusive behavior. Grouped as mingles and circles — interaction patterns that promote connection within the group — these activities are designed to move students physically and emotionally.
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By: Pierre LaRocco
From July 1:
School counselors must have many tough conversations with students. However, if we do some ground work in creating a caring relationship with students, then those conversations become much easier to have. What is a relationship of caring? I consider it a relationship of mutual respect where the student knows the counselor has the student's best interest in mind even when holding the student accountable for his/her actions. How do we build such relationships?
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