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Spring Fever brings new challenges to the classroom. Novice or not, find some tricks of the teaching trade using these three links:

• https://www.create-abilities.com/blogs/create-abilities-blog/10-tricks-to-try-with-a-chatty-class
• https://www.weareteachers.com/5-quick-tips-for-secondary-classroom-management-that-actually-i-promise-you-work/
• https://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-management-tips-novice-teachers-rebecca-alber

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Reading in Kindergarten seems to be a hot debate in the education news these days. Here are a couple examples of the current pendulum swing:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/01/19/kindergarten-the-new-first-grade-its-actually-worse-than-that/?utm_term=.4b7cfa717ce2
• https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/the-joyful-illiterate-kindergartners-of-finland/408325/

For anyone that wants to be ready for the next time the cycle turns around to once again support the other side of the argument, there are some great reading resources for children 3 years old and older on this website that offers free support, resources and eBooks for both reading and mathematics:

• https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome-back/for-home

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Did you hear one of our precious staff members has applied for each of our High School students to receive a Passion Planner, free of charge? Maybe you’ve even felt you needed a little extra help following your passions yourself? In case we are chosen to receive benefit from the company’s “Get One, Give One” campaign, read about the Passion Planner here:

• https://passionplanner.com/our-story/

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Would you like to know how some students have a million-word advantage over their peers? Read about what a huge difference reading to kids at home can make in the life of a child here:

• https://www.scarymommy.com/kids-reading-kindergarten-million-word-gap/?fbclid=IwAR0CGF-f_PzEbh9L6mwW8dAqjYY9Z1v0YADp4TQtNHkzGFdgsHbvkWjBaGk

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I’m still waiting for someone to write a report regarding the sleep deficit of teachers, but in the meantime, you can read about sleep deficit in teenagers here:

• http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/statistiques/sante/enfants-ados/adaptation-sociale/sante-jeunes-secondaire-2016-2017-fascicule.pdf

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There is something for everyone on this website, an online meeting place for free online training on a variety of subjects:

• https://campus.recit.qc.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=214&lang=en

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Here is a new take on the old adage, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” For helping to promote growth in self and others, read a few simple steps here:

• http://mindsetonline.com/changeyourmindset/firststeps/

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What we think is important to success for students does not always make a measurable difference. Check out John Hattie’s research here to see what works best for learning:

• https://visible-learning.org/

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Here’s a challenging thought: “There is no relation between students’ abilities or intelligence and the development of mastery-oriented qualities.” Read more about it in this article:

• https://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat010.shtml

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So many times, we believe things are true simply because we hear them often and from different sources. This is a good article that is set to challenge your beliefs:

• https://edexcellence.net/articles/3-reasons-most-teachers-still-believe-the-learning-styles-myth