AAPI Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | Resources for Educators Are you getting ready to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in your classroom or school? Would you like a template filled with resources to jumpstart your planning? If so, look no further!
Teachers Teacher Appreciation Week [2021] This morning, I woke up to a tweet from a former student. A shout-out to her teacher, “who introduced me to so many unforgettable books & made me feel seen & as though I had something to offer.” Words that validate my life choices; I’m grateful she took the time to tell me.
Teachers Tech and Equity If equality means everyone has the same opportunity, equity means everyone has access to exactly what they need to succeed. This is just as true for the tech tools we use in our schools or classrooms as anything else!
Teachers Teaching Library from a Distance In the Spring of 2020, Librarian Michele Linse realized that her school would be making the sudden switch to virtual learning, and she asked herself, “How do I now organize and share my lessons virtually?”
Teachers Five Tips for Getting Parents to Open Your School Emails | Parent-Teacher Communication Tips Are you sick of hearing, “I didn’t get that email?” I was too, in my principal years. Especially when I could tell that someone HAD received the email! Check out these parent-teacher communication tips!
Earth Day Earth Day Activities for Kids Earth Day 2021 is upon us! This year’s theme is Restore Our Earth, and as spring busts out all around us, it’s the perfect time to think about what steps each of us can take to protect the big blue marble we call home. Enjoy these Earth Day activities for kids!
Students Fostering a Culture of Student Leadership This National Student Leadership Week, let’s remember that every child is a leader; we just have to give them the opportunity, and the freedom, to be one. Ready to get started? Here’s a template full of helpful resources for fostering a culture of student leadership at your school.
Students In-School Learning is Returning! Do you have that one resource that’s your go-to? Back when I was a school leader, one of mine was Dr. Michael Thompson, a psychologist whose books on boys, middle school students, and managing parent relationships got me through many a school-based drama.
Mindfulness Smore Templates: Yoga and Mindfulness in the Classroom Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of teaching students to calm their thoughts -- it is mental and emotional preparedness for learning.
Teachers Smore Templates: We’re Going Back to School. Is Edtech Coming Too? Spring break is approaching, and students are returning to face-to-face learning. Teachers have much to grapple with -- including the challenging prospect of concurrent teaching.
Monthly Theme Template Smore’s Monthly Theme Templates: National Poetry Month Spring is the perfect time for poetry, because metaphor is everywhere you look! Need some inspiration for new poems to teach, or new ways to teach them? We’ve got you!
Teachers Kids are Stressed. Let’s Help them Cope. I never went to school. When I say never, I don’t actually mean never, but I do mean I rarely attended. It started young. In first grade, I believe I attended 18 days of school. My track record got better until 8th grade, when it went downhill again.
Teaching Art from a Distance When art teacher Cynthia O’Reilly realized that her school would be closing due to Covid, she had to make some big decisions fast. She needed to figure out how to teach a very hands-on (and often hands-in) subject remotely.
Students Supporting Students During Covid We can’t make every child come to class, but we can create an environment that shows them that we care.
Holidays Smore’s Monthly Theme Templates: St. Patrick’s Day! Leapin’ leprechauns, have you got anything planned for St. Patrick’s Day, besides making sure to find a green shirt or 4-leaf clover earrings? If not, our St. Patrick’s Day template is a little pot of gold for you.
Teachers Saying Yes to PD Good PD is for you. Good PD is reaffirming, restorative, rejuvenating. It helps you remember why you chose this profession. It leaves you feeling refreshed, and, with luck, fired up and ready to go.
Teachers Smore’s Monthly Theme Templates: Pi Day! You know you want to do something to celebrate Pi Day, but finding the time to prepare one more thing is overwhelming. Don’t worry -- we’ve got you covered!
Teachers Getting Started with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices We risk showing kids a vision of a world that they feel excluded from. We need to build diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices to make space for everyone’s possibilities. Here are some resources to start with.
Teachers March is National Women’s History Month We've created an interactive template for National Women’s History Month. We’ve focused on the extended celebration of the anniversary of women’s suffrage.
Principals Communicating with Parents Some parents are harder to reach than others, whether because of their language or circumstances or even personality. But that just means we have to work harder to reach them.
Teachers Teaching Digital Citizenship with Smore As we roll our way into the digital frontier that is 2021, how do I teach Digital Citizenship in an interesting, relevant, and effective way?
Students Building Student Relationships During Covid Follow these steps to build positive and strong student relationships.
Getting Started Say Hello to Smore Academy Say hello to Smore Academy! It’s a five-part video series where you can learn just about everything you need to know about Smore — all in under a half hour.
Workplace Culture Running a Feedback Improvement Session Have you ever felt shaky about an interaction involving feedback? Here's a way to make it better.
Inspiration Helpful Solutions for Back to School 2020 We’ve assembled a list of a few solutions that we think are worth a look as you prepare for the upcoming school year.
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