Reward Charts and Stickers: Do Rewards Backfire?

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Do reward charts and stickers work? Dr. Özgür Bolat explains why rewards stop working, what they quietly teach kids, and the one way he says a reward can help.

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24 Ways to Improve Your Graduation Rate

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How do you improve your graduation rate? Cara Vienna shares 24 ways Los Alamitos High School graduated every senior, from ninth-grade peer mentoring to D/F lists and a Well Space students designed.

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Teacher Burnout and Depression: When the Teacher Needs Help

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Teacher burnout is sometimes much much more. Burnout and depression can hide inside a teacher who looks like she's doing everything right.

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AI in Schools News: Gemini Notebook, GPTs and Student Data

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Seventeen AI in schools stories from this week, from teachers seeing student chats in Gemini Notebook to custom GPTs retiring, a provost resigning over AI and a new heart study for coaches.

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Lead with Love: Why the Principal of the Year Reads His Mistakes to His Staff

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Can you lead with love and be a successful principal? Jason Johnson, principal of Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina, shows us that you can.

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Math Anxiety and Mental Math: Advice From the Fastest Human Calculator

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Do kids still need to do math in their heads? The world's fastest human calculator shares what he learned about math anxiety, math facts, and the test scores that can hide what kids can really do.

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National Principals Month: A Message for Every Principal

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It's National Principals Month. Raquel Martinez, a former biology teacher who served as the first Latina president of NASSP, shares how great principals partner with teachers and her message to every principal who feels alone.

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