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Weathering the Storm—Social-Emotional Learning Tips for Fall 2020
Everyone in education is navigating new territory these days as we continue to work through the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. While educators are doing their best to use new technologies, new models, and new delivery systems, it’s also important to foster relationships with our students and families and keep social-emotional learning (SEL) in mind as we cope with an unconventional fall for our industry. Enduring the far-reaching effects of the pandemic has been a lot like weathering a storm. Some people have storm cellars [...]
K–12 And Higher Education Partnerships: The Time Is Now
K–12 and higher education are noticeably different structurally, operationally, fiscally, and in their governance. However, to achieve arguably their most fundamental, complementary purposes—development of an informed citizenry and [...]
Making Use of Assessments this Fall
As students, teachers, principals, and administrators transition from back-to-school season into the nitty gritty of the 2020/21 school year, there’s no shortage of pandemic-related issues to contend with. [...]
North Dakota’s Investment in Innovation Yields Early Dividends
For the last several years, REL Central at Marzano Research and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) have worked together on multiple projects supporting innovative ways to [...]
Facilitating Student Mental Health Support Systems
Only a few years ago, two South Dakota state agencies were faced with a challenge. With the third-highest teen suicide rate in the country, it was clear that [...]