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Scott Sterling

Scott Sterling is a former English teacher who worked in Title I middle and high schools in St. Petersburg, Florida who is now a freelance writer who focuses on education. He is also a stay-at-home dad to his 4-year-old daughter Lily, who will soon be starting her own educational journey.

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8 Last-Minute Steps Districts Can Take to Improve Test Scores

There comes a point when a district has done all it can to prepare students for end-of-year testing, but that time is the morning before the test.

Keeping Kids Focused Between Thanksgiving and the Holiday Break

The time between Thanksgiving and the winter holiday break is known as an educational wasteland.

Creative Ways to Celebrate Your Staff

It’s a costly proposition to provide gifts for 100+ members of staff during the holidays or Teacher Appreciation Week, no matter how small the item. Besides, people tend not to need stuff more than they need to feel noticed and valued. That’s where some creativity can really pay off. Here are some ideas that are not only original, but won’t break your budget.

[Education Leadership] Easy, Cost-Effective Strategies to Boost Teacher Morale

Recently, we asked over 500 educators h

Five Best Practices to Help Students Analyze Their Own Data

Involve your students in analysis of their own data to help them track their own progress and develop an increased sense of ownership over their education.

How Teachers Can Help Students Understand Source Credibility

Because of the constant inundation of content we’re all faced with today, it’s more important than ever to teach young students about the importance of and the correct way to go about assessing the credibility of source materials, especially online.

Tips for Adjusting to a Block Schedule

Block scheduling, to me, is the original disruptive educational strategy. Long before flipped learning and other non-traditional ways to organize classroom pursuits, schools and districts were trying to figure out ways to squeeze the most learning into blocks of time that, either by law or by human stamina, could simply not grow.

4 Great Get-to-Know-You Activities for the First Week of School

For many teachers, the first week of school is for housekeeping tasks and icebreakers. The objective with the latter is to foster a feeling of community in the classroom.