K-12 Teachers

This was a year to be proud of across education, and as the school year comes to a close, the edCircuit staff wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the successes of teachers in the classroom.

Imagine being asked to ride a bike without ever learning to walk, make mole from scratch without ever rolling out a tortilla, or being given a hand tool to plow an entire field. When you are expected to do something without any previous experience or the right set of tools is downright challenging.

In Shelby County, Alabama, the district realized investing in their teachers was the most valuable use of resources.

As students fought to set new goals and acquire new skills, teachers pushed through learning gaps, collaborated with peers on professional development, and returned to in-person classrooms. This was a year to be proud of across education and as the school year comes to a close, the edCircuit staff wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the successes of teachers in the classroom.

If you were to picture athletics in small-town rural Alabama, what would you see? Would you see a Friday Night Lights-Esque drama? Or would it be a small community gathering during the week to support their local athletes? I

What do pickle parties, Taki nachos, and dodgeball have in common? Stone County Middle School, that’s what. But why, you ask? Because they are middle schoolers and if something is …

Peter Meyerhoff, PhD examines how math needs to be much more challenging, focused, and rigorous while also letting kids play.

An OSMO reference document hosted on edCircuit with permission from Osmo. Written by: Heidy Maldonado, Tangible Play, heidy@tangibleplay.comAriel Zekelman, Tangible Play, ariel@tangibleplay.com Abstract: Inspired by Fröbel and Montessori manipulatives, we …

Dr. Monica Burns shares strategy ideas on navigating digital learning spaces that can be customized to specific environments.