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Self-Regulation in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

In life, this might be the most critical competency that educators can cultivate in the classroom. Educational psychology: developing learners (7th ed.). Self-regulation of learning and performance: Issues and educational applications. Metacognition in educational theory and practice (pp. Ormrod, J. Pintrich, P.

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Middle school’s moment: What the science tells us about improving the middle grades

The Hechinger Report

For many early adolescents — and not a few of their teachers — middle school isn’t about choice and agency, “it’s about surviving,” said Melissa Wantz, a former educator from California, with more than 20 years’ experience. Meanwhile, new findings in developmental psychology are shedding a fresh light on what motivates middle schoolers.

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School support staffers stuck earning poverty level wages

The Hechinger Report

At the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, 53 percent of public schools reported being understaffed, according to the Institute of Educational Sciences. In the absence of paraprofessionals, special education services wouldn’t be possible.” million educational support workers they employ.

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