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Getting the Brain Ready to Learn Math

The CoolCatTeacher

With over 20 years of experience in education, Liesl bridges her knowledge of how the brain best learns with her experience of teaching secondary math to create tangible strategies to support teachers and schools across the globe. Learn more about Liesl and her contributions to education at lieslmcconchie.com.

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10 Ways to Grow as a Pedagogical Leader

A Principal's Reflections

It also enables you to have more effective conversations with teachers about their own growth, adding credibility to post-conference feedback. Encouraging teachers to write brief reflections before post-conferences can foster a more collaborative conversation on improvement.

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences nationwide. Dr. Alexander is lifetime certified in Louisiana in Secondary English Education, as a Reading Specialist, as a School Librarian, as an Educational Technology Facilitator, as an Educational Technology Leader and in Educational Leadership 1.

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Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

Catlin Tucker

So, how do teachers create the time and space to connect and conference with individual students? For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability. Next, teachers must organize the learning experience.

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How to Have Deeper Learning and Better Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Professor Jal Mehta from the Harvard University School of Education has co-written an award-winning book “ In Search of Deeper Learning ” and reflects on how deeper learning can happen at the secondary level. Sponsor: Pear Deck. Just go to peardeck.com/pear-fair to reserve your seat. You can mix and match your tracks.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

On February 5, 2022, the Literacy Matters Conference will happen online. Register for the Free Literacy Matters Conference. She has published articles in the Wisconsin English Journal and has spoken at state and national conferences on aspects of secondary literacy. Action step 5 Join online conversations.

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Save Time with The 5 Minute Lesson Plan with Ross McGill

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: Join me at the upcoming insightful online conference, Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity! A former deputy headteacher, he has been teaching for 27 years working in some of the most challenging secondary schools in London. Teachers can spend hours typing up and writing a lesson plan that takes just 30 or 45 minutes to share!

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