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Article Round Up Week 3


Teachers Opt for More Leniency, and Get Better Work 


Educators have had to adapt to respond to the many challenges of hybrid and remote learning. One teacher describes how extending grace and saying “yes” to her students resulted in dramatically higher levels of engagement.


Building a Sustainable Future - One Classroom at a Time! 


This article includes a feature on Julie’s former colleague! Read to learn about different ways science educators are making environmental science relevant and hands-on through lived experiences and project-based learning.


Respect: Find Out What It Means to Me...Actually Ask Your Students


As researchers and practitioners push to center equity in student climate and discipline initiatives, many of us are grappling with the subjectivity of the term “respect” across cultures and contexts. This blog post from PBIS apps includes some concrete strategies for elevating student voice and critically analyzing what agreements around “respect” might look like in culturally sustaining classrooms.



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