Topic - Supporting Students Page 1 - We Are Teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/topics/supporting-students/ Ideas and inspiration for reaching the next generation. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:37:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/WAT-small-FAVICON-50x50.png Topic - Supporting Students Page 1 - We Are Teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/topics/supporting-students/ 32 32 23 Zones of Regulation Activities To Help Kids Manage Their Emotions https://www.weareteachers.com/zones-of-regulation-activities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zones-of-regulation-activities https://www.weareteachers.com/zones-of-regulation-activities/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:43:55 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=402449 Help kids reach the green zone.

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The Harvard Trick That Has Transformed My Classroom Management https://www.weareteachers.com/harvard-classroom-management-trick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-classroom-management-trick https://www.weareteachers.com/harvard-classroom-management-trick/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:42:08 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1482234 Science has a solution you may not have considered.

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Help! Is It Unprofessional To Tell a Student She Hurt My Feelings? https://www.weareteachers.com/student-hurt-my-feelings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-hurt-my-feelings https://www.weareteachers.com/student-hurt-my-feelings/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:24:28 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1482569 My principal says I have to apologize for making HER feel bad!

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“No Zeros” Grading Is Sold as an Equity Shortcut. It’s Not. https://www.weareteachers.com/equitable-grading/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=equitable-grading https://www.weareteachers.com/equitable-grading/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:59:19 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1481408 Big reform requires big support. Period.

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An Open Letter to Middle School Teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/open-letter-to-middle-school-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-to-middle-school-teachers https://www.weareteachers.com/open-letter-to-middle-school-teachers/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480797 My own middle school teachers inspired me to see myself and my learning in an entirely new way.

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15 Organizational Skills for Students (Plus How To Teach Them) https://www.weareteachers.com/organizational-skills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=organizational-skills https://www.weareteachers.com/organizational-skills/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:02:00 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1481074 Help them get their ducks in a row.

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5 Back-to-School Activities We All Need To Ditch https://www.weareteachers.com/back-to-school-activities-we-need-to-ditch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-to-school-activities-we-need-to-ditch https://www.weareteachers.com/back-to-school-activities-we-need-to-ditch/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:07:30 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480620 (Plus what to do instead.)

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These Teachers Are Insisting It’s Time To Bring Back Memorization in Schools—Here’s Why https://www.weareteachers.com/bring-back-memorization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bring-back-memorization https://www.weareteachers.com/bring-back-memorization/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:30:51 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480171 It's not realistic to look everything up.

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How I Celebrate Student Birthdays in the Secondary Classroom https://www.weareteachers.com/celebrate-birthdays-middle-high-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrate-birthdays-middle-high-school https://www.weareteachers.com/celebrate-birthdays-middle-high-school/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:58:07 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1480042 Trust me—middle and high school students still want to feel valued!

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Is “Advocating” for Students Just Hurting Their Chances To Build Resilience? https://www.weareteachers.com/advocacy-build-student-resilience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advocacy-build-student-resilience https://www.weareteachers.com/advocacy-build-student-resilience/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:40:29 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478069 We have the best intentions when we advocate for students. But could it actually be doing them a disservice?

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10 Mistakes We Make When We Talk to Our Students About Life After High School https://www.weareteachers.com/mistakes-life-after-high-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mistakes-life-after-high-school https://www.weareteachers.com/mistakes-life-after-high-school/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:13:44 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1479142 And the game-changing shifts you can make right now.

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Teachers Are Seeing More Kindergartners Arrive at School Still in Diapers https://www.weareteachers.com/kindergartners-in-diapers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kindergartners-in-diapers https://www.weareteachers.com/kindergartners-in-diapers/#respond Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:18:45 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1479045 Early elementary educators are saying it's happening across the country. 😳

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Free Habit Tracker Printable Bundle for Kids (and Grown-Ups Too!) https://www.weareteachers.com/habit-tracker-printable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=habit-tracker-printable https://www.weareteachers.com/habit-tracker-printable/#respond Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:31:10 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478708 Track reading, acts of kindness, hobbies, and more!

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Teachers Share Their Best Advice and Stories About Teaching Twins https://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-twins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teaching-twins https://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-twins/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:23:42 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1478153 Teachers share their best tips, tricks, and stories about seeing double on your class roster 👯

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Help! My Students Say They Don’t Need School Because They’re Going to Be Influencers https://www.weareteachers.com/students-want-to-be-influencers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=students-want-to-be-influencers https://www.weareteachers.com/students-want-to-be-influencers/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:14:02 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=1477638 Is it my place to tell them that dream isn’t realistic?

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30 Terribly Mean Things Teachers Do To Ruin Students’ Lives https://www.weareteachers.com/rotten-things-teachers-do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rotten-things-teachers-do https://www.weareteachers.com/rotten-things-teachers-do/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:30:17 +0000 https://www.weareteachers.com/?p=365785 We're so awful.

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