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Chapter Two: Ramblings from an Overwhelmed, Frustrated, but Grateful New Teacher

Leave a Comment / assessment, big ideas, career, Designer Post, teaching story / By Laura Solomon

Phase I: Excitement and Nervousness “FFTs (effing first times): How hard it is to be new at things – from small things to global pandemics. When we have no relevant experience or expertise, the vulnerability, uncertainty, and fear of these firsts can be overwhelming. Yet, showing up and pushing ourselves past the awkward, learner …

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Data Literacy MUST Be Taught in Public Schools

1 Comment / big ideas, career, data literacy, Designer Post / By Doug Wren

“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.” This statement, often misattributed to H. G. Wells (1866-1946), is a paraphrased version of the sci-fi author’s much longer passage by American mathematician Samuel Stanley Wilks (1906-1964). Wells’s original quote is shown at the bottom of this post. If you saw the …

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Edjacent Shared Agreements: Claim Your Professional Purpose

Leave a Comment / career, Edjacent Post, Intrapersonal / By Meghan Raftery

The opportunity for a fresh start at the beginning of each school year: it’s one of the best things about being a student or an educator. With a clear sense of beginning an end, we have the chance to begin again every year. For some of us, this is getting harder each year. Our WHY …

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Guest Post: The Final Chapter of One Teaching Story – Now a Sequel!

Leave a Comment / career, Guest post, teaching story / By Meghan Raftery

Many of us consider ourselves to be what Edjacent guest author Kellie Weisenbeck calls her blog – More Than a Teacher. Kellie is a recently retired educator, embarking on a new life as an education consultant. In a recent post on her blog, which details her transition from the classroom to her new career path, …

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Chapter Two: Ramblings from an Overwhelmed, Frustrated, but Grateful New Teacher

Data Literacy MUST Be Taught in Public Schools

Edjacent Shared Agreements: Claim Your Professional Purpose

Guest Post: The Final Chapter of One Teaching Story – Now a Sequel!

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