7 grading tips for new teachers. Plus: schools struggle to support LGBTQ students

7 Grading Tips for New Teachers; Schools Struggle to Support LGBTQ Students; The Joy in Teaching High School; Bringing Social Studies to Life With PBL |

View Online May 2, 2018 Join us today, May 2, at 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET) for a Twitter chat about ways to help students self-regulate using mindfulness. More info at: https://edutopia.org/edutopiachat Credit: ©Caia Images/500px 7 Grading Tips for New Teachers Among the many challenges facing early career teachers, grading can be especially daunting, so we've collected some pointers to make it easier. Credit: ©Twenty20/@alixmcclurken Schools Struggle to Support LGBTQ Students Recent research finds the majority of teachers want to help LGBTQ students but don't always know how. Credit: ©Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images Effective Student-Led Discussions Three approaches to guiding your students to take ownership over their discussions of shared texts. Credit: ©Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images The Joy in Teaching High School Four tips for building authentic connections with your teen students. Credit: ©Judy Sandler Bringing Social Studies to Life With PBL A teacher transforms her third-grade unit on Native Americans into a semester-long project-based learning unit. Don't Miss 5-Minute Writing Conferences Every Teacher Needs a Mentor The First in Their Families, College Bound Computational Thinking for Kindergartners Activating Prior Knowledge With English Language Learners FOLLOW EDUTOPIA         ABOUT   •   PRIVACY   •   CONTACT To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add news@edutopia.org to your address book. You can always unsubscribe.   © 2018 George Lucas Educational Foundation PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912

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