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Teacher as Facilitator: What 21st Century Classrooms Need
what does it mean for a teacher to be a facilitator? Should they be? Can they be? And how do you learn to facilitate anyway?
Lucinda Martinelli
Oct 18, 20224 min read
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“Hey, Kid!” 7 steps to learning names
Do your students know each other’s names? I always see a lot floating around the internet this time of year about how important it is for...
Lucinda Martinelli
Aug 30, 20225 min read
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The First Four Weeks of School
It’s that time again! Time to think about going back to school. For families, this usually means checking the closet for school clothes...
Lucinda Martinelli
Aug 9, 20224 min read
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Reflecting on a tough year
This past school year has been like no other. Schools and teachers have been pushed to their limits and beyond. Many teachers have...
Lucinda Martinelli
Jun 20, 20224 min read
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Teacher as Facilitator: 6 Skills Every Teacher Should Have
We’ve all seen them. That teacher who seems to have some kind of magic. The one who has a happy classroom most of the time, whose...
Lucinda Martinelli
Nov 18, 20215 min read
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Ending the School Year on a High Note (After a Year Like This)
There is a lot of emphasis on the beginning of the school year, but what about the end? And after the year we’ve had, shouldn’t we just...
Lucinda Martinelli
Jun 1, 20215 min read
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4 COVID-era Innovations We Need for a Post COVID World
As vaccines and the promise of Spring give us hope for the future, it's time to look ahead to a post COVID world. While there are many...
Lucinda Martinelli
Mar 14, 20215 min read
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Lucinda’s favorite 30 second brain breaks
It can take as little as 25 to 30 seconds to rewire our brains for calm and alert learning.
Lucinda Martinelli
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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School in Uncertain Times: It Counts. And You're Doing Enough!
Why bother? Does it count?
The answer is yes, it counts! And it's enough.
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Apr 10, 20203 min read
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Social Emotional Learning in a time of Social Distancing
how can social emotional learning take place when we are social distancing?
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Mar 20, 20202 min read
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A sporadic blog about teaching, learning and facilitation
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