How Can Educators Embrace Conflict and Discomfort for Personal Development and Transformation

How do new teachers navigate a variety of conflicts and tensions in the classroom, and what strategies do they employ to cope? Here are the complexities of the current teaching environment, from curriculum discrepancies to interpersonal dynamics, and questions about the support systems in place for educators to be successful.

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Why You Should Focus On Improving Your Lesson Plan First

Improving teacher performance can be a challenge if teachers are alone in the classroom. There are four steps to making sure lesson plans are meaningful.

Does Your School Have What it Takes to Move Beyond Trial and Error

Depending on the type of program and the amount of data required, some researchers really do not know if the program they created has achieved its goals until a few years later. Yes, we are all trying to move beyond trial and error.

How to Win Big by Using E-coaching to Support University-Public School Partnerships

At Ei360, we have a 98% teacher retention rate, a 1:1 coaching support for new teachers, and an expedited support system that provides expedited teacher growth.

elearning, Coaching StrategiesCassandra WilliamsJune 11, 2021https://www.educationalinnovation360.com/Coaching, University, Teachers, New TEachers, Gold Start teaching, Synchronous teaching, instructor, professor, Professional development, support, college teachers

Why We Love Including Genius Hour In Our School Day And You Should, Too!

The goal of Genius Hour is to create a passion and love for learning. Are you willing to devote an hour a week, allowing students to learn about whatever they want to explore?

Reform, Student EngagementCassandra WilliamsFebruary 17, 2021Educational Innovation 360 LLCTeachers, K12, Re-Shaping the classroom, Classroom, Genius Hour, Changing, Curriculum

The Biggest Trends In Self-Critique We've Seen This Year: A Teachers Growth Tool

Teachers aren’t restricted to simply being video consumers either, now more than ever creating your own videos just gets easier and easier. How are you perfecting your craft and getting better?

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What Are Some Challenges and Opportunities Around Teacher Growth, Equity, and The Human Connection in 2021?

We at Ei360; know that teachers are surviving while learning a new set of skills, K-12 schools are having new conversations around race, equity, and inclusion, and Social connection has become a challenge for everyone in the world.

Are You Getting The Most Out of Online Learning: Tap Into Your Students 5 Senses

We know all children are different so... it's important to teach in a multitude of ways to engage every sense so what are you doing to transform your curriculum to include a variety of activities to enhance learning.

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Now is the Time to Prioritize Students: Invest in Social-Emotional Learning Now!

We know SEL increases motivation, improves classroom culture, and provides a space with students can talk about their mental health. So… Why isn’t this a priority for every school?

Student Engagement, Intrinsic MotivationAlison HamiltonSeptember 24, 2020Educational Innovation 360Social and Emotional Learning, student centered, Student Agency, Classroom SEL, Teachers, CASELComment

Black Female Teachers Struggle In Indiana; Let Me Tell You Why...

“Working twice as hard to get half as far” continues to loom in schools, many times African Americans women are not privy to these networks put in place that allow for white women to be successful in school systems as teachers.