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Jan 22, 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...
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Jan 14, 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...
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Jan 13, 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...
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Jan 9, 20204 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...
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Jan 9, 20203 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...
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Dec 6, 20193 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...
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Oct 19, 20192 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...
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Oct 9, 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...
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Oct 7, 20193 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.
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Sep 25, 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…
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Sep 22, 20192 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...
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Sep 13, 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"
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Sep 3, 20192 min read
How to teach behavior expectations effectively
Experienced and effective teachers have learned the importance of teaching what you expect kids to know and be able to do.
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Aug 28, 20191 min read
How to Prioritize
Recognize that you can’t do it all, and everything is not equally important.
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Aug 21, 20193 min read
Tips for the first day of school
They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them fell.
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Aug 21, 20192 min read
Families are the first and most influential teachers of their children.
Viewing families as a vital partner in your students’ educational success is essential to developing positive and productive relationships.
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Aug 21, 20191 min read
New Teacher Blog Kicks-Off!
Author: Dawn Mitchell For many years South Carolina ASCD has consistently worked to provide a supportive network for our educators as we...
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