A powerful way to end the school year. Plus: a magical summer reading list

A Powerful Way to End the School Year; A Magical Summer Reading List; Optimism Is a Learnable Skill; Why Students Cheat—and What to Do About It |

View Online May 30, 2018 Credit: ©twenty20.com/@ddavjack A Powerful Way to End the School Year Year mapping allows students to see what they've learned in your class, and it's a great resource for your incoming class. Credit: ©Twenty20/@IsiRose A Magical Summer Reading List With familiar themes, language, and narrative structures, fairy tales have built-in scaffolds to preserve reader confidence over the summer. Credit: ©iStock/Steve Debenport Optimism Is a Learnable Skill Understanding the differences between pessimism and optimism can help students improve the way they respond to challenges. Credit: ©Alex Green Why Students Cheat—and What to Do About It A teacher seeks answers from researchers and psychologists. Credit: ©iStock/kali9 Getting Student Input on the Burden of Homework Homework creates a lot of stress for high school students, so a principal searching for solutions brought them into the conversation. Don't Miss A Little Prep Goes a Long Way 8 Epic Ideas for Ending the School Year Is It Time to Move On? The Value of Compassion in Teaching Preserving the Early Excitement of STEAM 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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