Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Over the last twenty years in this profession, I have benefited from many different professional...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Resilience is a characteristic highly sought after in the workforce of 2020.  By definition, it is...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! Many of us have made New Year’s resolutions about having a better year in 2020.  Maybe your goals...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! When you first began your teaching career back in August, assessments were necessary to provide...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! At SCASCD we are very excited to welcome Cult of Pedagogy’s Jennifer Gonzalez to South Carolina to...

Authors: Holly Brazell, Alanda Posey, Victoria Salvat, Jamie Whitlock, Logan Wright According to a 2019 Pew Research Poll, anxiety and...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! We are excited to begin a new semester with you and with your students and look forward to the...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hello everyone! I trust that you and your families had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving!  A first week of...

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...

Author: Dawn Mitchell Hi everyone, It can be frustrating to create a thorough and detailed plan of instruction for the week that builds...

Surround yourself with teacher role models.Observe, ask questions and slowly try to incorporate what you've learned into your own classroom.

What power a teacher’s words have to shape a student’s belief about the year…about themselves…

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...

"how we treat students individually, consistently and intentionally over time models for them how we want them to treat one other"

Experienced and effective teachers have learned the importance of teaching what you expect kids to know and be able to do.

Recognize that you can’t do it all, and everything is not equally important.

They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them fell.

Viewing families as a vital partner in your students’ educational success is essential to developing positive and productive relationships.

Author: Dawn Mitchell For many years South Carolina ASCD has consistently worked to provide a supportive network for our educators as we...