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Be the Good
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! This school year has been full of new experiences for each of you. In August you experienced you...
Mar 23, 20202 min read
Zero Learning Zone
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I want to share a powerful article that I read recently from a professional development I...
Mar 11, 20204 min read
7 Ways to spark student engagement
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When the weather is cold, recess is short, and the time between the next break is long, student...
Feb 17, 20204 min read
Noticing the good stuff
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are less than three weeks away from our South Carolina ASCD Spring Conference featuring Cult of...
Feb 17, 20202 min read
7 Ways to Show Love To your Students
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! This week is one of the sweetest weeks of the school year because it is the week of Valentine’s...
Feb 11, 20204 min read
Reflecting on 5 questions to ask yourself about unmotivated students
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! One of the reasons we value the work of Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez is how she provides...
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Top 5 Benefits to Observing Other Teachers
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Over the last twenty years in this profession, I have benefited from many different professional...
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Building your own resilience
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Resilience is a characteristic highly sought after in the workforce of 2020. By definition, it is...
Jan 28, 20202 min read
If you can't find your marigold, BE the marigold!
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Many of us have made New Year’s resolutions about having a better year in 2020. Maybe your goals...
Jan 21, 20202 min read
How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When you first began your teaching career back in August, assessments were necessary to provide...
Jan 14, 20202 min read
A 4-Part System for Getting to know your students
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! At SCASCD we are very excited to welcome Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez to South Carolina to...
Jan 13, 20202 min read
Monitoring and Supporting Emotional and Mental Health
Authors: Holly Brazell, Alanda Posey, Victoria Salvat, Jamie Whitlock, Logan Wright According to a 2019 Pew Research Poll, anxiety and...
Jan 9, 20204 min read
A New Year…A New Start
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are excited to begin a new semester with you and with your students and look forward to the...
Jan 9, 20203 min read
Top Tips For Teaching in December
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I trust that you and your families had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving! A first week of...
Dec 6, 20193 min read
Empowered People, Empower People: A Message From Dr. Akil Ross
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, I had the opportunity this past week to hear Dr. Akil Ross speak at our 2019 SCASCD Fall Whole Child...
Oct 19, 20192 min read
Pareto Principle - Using the 80/20 Rule to Set Targeted Goals For Second Nine Weeks
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, It can be frustrating to create a thorough and detailed plan of instruction for the week that builds...
Oct 9, 20192 min read
Growth Mindset for New Teachers
Surround yourself with teacher role models.Observe, ask questions and slowly try to incorporate what you've learned into your own classroom.
Oct 7, 20193 min read
The importance of making positive parent contacts and conducting effective parent conferences.
What power a teacher’s words have to shape a student’s belief about the year…about themselves…
Sep 25, 20193 min read
Looking beyond student misbehavior: why they act the way they do
Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, I’ve noticed through the years that it is when we are getting into the routines of teaching that we...
Sep 22, 20192 min read
Building positive classroom communities
"how we treat students individually, consistently and intentionally over time models for them how we want them to treat one other"
Sep 13, 20192 min read
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