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It’s anything but “that time of year again” as the typical “What will my class be like?” questions teachers often ask themselves are being overshadowed by much more ominous and anxiety-inducing ones such as “Where and how will I be teaching this year?” The situation seems to change by the day, and schools and districts are scrambling to best prepare teachers for multiple scenarios. But what if the instructional options provided by your school or district fail to meet your specific needs? My advice: pick one or two “go-to” tools ASAP that are easy for you and your students to use...

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now Community helpers make a great theme at the beginning of the school year. This year, medical workers are even more important than usual. So I have a new unit with free medical worker printables and Montessori-inspired medical worker activities! You'll also find a medical worker themed newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com! You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create...

This year's back to school prep looks different than normal. If it were a normal school year, I would be spending the last week of summer laminating everything within sight. I would be spending as much time as possible in my classroom. Not this year.Oh, I've got plenty to do. But, I've been waiting to find out for sure what I'm teaching this year before I do too much prep. And, I only found out my teaching schedule yesterday. This year I will be teaching 4 hours of Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry, 1 hour of Statistics (non-AP), and 1 hour of Algebra 2...

Friends! Our first Virtual Summit for Educators was such a hit–and the response was so great–that we knew we had to plan another. So here it is: the second Virtual Summit for Educators. And educators can earn a certificate for 6 Contact Hours upon completion of the course! Register now (so you don’t forget!) by clicking here: Count me in! Navigating Education in a Time of Uncertainty with Teach Mama: A Virtual Summit for Educators presented by Advancement Courses And the cost? Free to all educators! That’s right—totally and completely free for all teachers and educators. And you’ll be able...

These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should visit the OOR funding opportunity site. The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Program aims to fuel the development of female STEM²D leaders and feed the STEM²D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their research careers, in each of the STEM²D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design. Vanderbilt University can select one applicant per each STEM²D discipline, for a total of six applicant submissions. The goal is to fuel the research passion of the awarded women and inspire career paths in their respective STEM²D fields. The award is $150,000 over three...