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I had a great first day of school yesterday, and I think my students did too. But I saw a look on some of their faces that I’ve seen before: “I don’t belong here because I always fail. So I’m done trying no matter how inspirational you try to be today.” The following video...
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There’s nothing like youthful enthusiasm, as these young teachers from Notre Dame’s ACE program demonstrate. I smiled for the entire 18 minutes watching this video. I especially liked Mustache Math at about 8:50. We need more Catholic teachers to share their stories like this. If you haven’t yet visited the website for Notre Dame’s...
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The good news is that there are Catholic teachers, administrators and catechists who are willing to share their wisdom, knowledge and experience with anyone willing to follow their blogs. The bad news is that there are so few of these bloggers out there. Currently, there are over 7,000 elementary and secondary Catholic schools in...
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The Catholic Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin will allow its schools to air President Obama’s back-to-school speech this year, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The article goes on to say that this is a reversal of last year’s decision not to allow the speech to be shown in Catholic classrooms. The diocese is not...
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The first day of school is the most important day of the year. Here are some ways you make students feel positive and welcome as they enter your classroom (followed by ten ways NOT to welcome your students): Say hello! Shake their hands as they come in. Give them a high five. Lead them...
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This terrific flash mob video by Ocoee Middle School in Florida is a great way to kick off a year of reading in your classroom: Better yet, get a bunch of students and teachers and make your own video like these schools did:
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