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The purpose of the 1-5-15 is to offer quick notes on relevant educational topics. We can all agree that time is at a premium for every educator. Finding available time to complete meaningful PD can be difficult, although ultimately rewarding. That’s where the 1-5-15 bulletin comes in! The idea is to maximize the spare minutes we have when we can, and when we choose to.

My hope is that whether you have 1, 5, or 15 minutes that this bulletin, and the content within it will have an impact on you, and your classroom. Furthermore, I hope that the topics shared spur further conversation with your students, and colleagues. Enjoy!

Creating A Culture of Thinking

Building Community

Teachers have long known that feeling safe and secure in school helps students focus their energy on learning. When teachers deliberately foster a sense of belonging by greeting each student at the door of the class, they see “significant improvements in academic engaged time and reductions in disruptive behavior.”

Appreciation, Apology, Aha! Template

Culturally Responsive Instruction

The coronavirus pandemic and school closures across the nation have exposed deep inequities within education: technology access, challenges with communication, lack of support for special education students, to name just a few.

During this crisis, there are still opportunities to provide students with tools to help them be independent learners, according to Zaretta Hammond, author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain." Hammond states it’s important to stay focused on the student and offer small but high-leverage practices that maintain student progress and increase intellectual capacity during this time.

In the attached article she shares three design principles of culturally responsive instruction that can be used to support students’ cognitive development.

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