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Since the holiday season is upon us, I’m bringing you the 2nd Grade December Morning Bins in the hopes that these might cut down on a bit of the stress for you. Most likely by this point in the year, your students are in a good routine, but you might need some extra help keeping them engaged and focused. The December Morning Bins are here for just that reason! They are fun and hands-on activities that students can use to practice the grade-level standards they have been learning in the year so far.

Is your morning routine a bit chaotic? Do you feel like you are wasting the first 10 minutes or so of the day? Do you panic when you realize that you forgot to print out some type of morning work for your students? You are not alone and we all hate it! Many teachers struggle with implementing

/ November 15, 2022

Wife, mother, educator, entrepreneur, and an avid advocate for early childhood, Krystal Jones is the founder of her own childhood educational brand, Brilliant Babies, a collection of teaching materials that only teaches kids, but also helps moms too.

Krystal Jones: The Businesswoman, Teacher, & Voice for Kids

Krystal initially started the concept of Brilliant Babies as a hobby while working as a classroom teacher. She would often affirm her students of their brilliance each day and loved them as if they were her own “babies”. She saw the power of making learning fun and the impact that engaged, interactive learning had on cultivating a love of learning in our young students. While teaching children she also felt that it was equally as important for every child to be able to see themselves as well in their learning materials. And so, The Brown Brilliance Collection was born

We recently caught up with two of UNT’s May 2022 graduates, Venessa Ricketts and Adan Salinas. Hear why they chose to enroll in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences program at UNT, what aspects of the program they found most valuable, and their advice for anyone who wants to finish their college degree online. 

Back in 2020, Venessa, a Logistics Scheduler for an e-commerce leader, and Adan, a Senior Team Lead in Sales at a telecom giant, weren’t thinking about a career change. They were focused on preparing for their daughter to leave home in a few years, and thinking about life as empty nesters. Then the pandemic struck. 

Suddenly, like so many, they were facing a world of unknowns. How would the future impact their careers? What could they do to feel more secure? They wanted to become better qualified for advanced, higher-demand roles, but neither of them

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by TeachThought Staff

Why should students publish their writing?

While there are some pitfalls we will get to, there are many benefits to having students publish their writing. It allows them to share their work with a wider audience, receive feedback from others, and improve their writing skills.

Publishing also gives students a sense of pride and accomplishment. Seeing their work published in some way, shape, or form can motivate them to keep writing and improve their craft.

How Can Students Publish Their Writing?

There are a number of ways to publish student writing, such as through online platforms, student newspapers, or literary magazines. Whatever the method, publishing provides students with an

Universities around the country will be watching carefully as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in two college admissions cases on Oct. 31, 2022. Many legal pundits predict that affirmative action, a practice that gives preferences to groups that have been discriminated against, will be abolished when the court issues its decision next spring. That could prevent both private and public universities from considering a student’s race or ethnicity as one of many factors in admissions, along with grades, test scores and extracurricular activities.

Colleges that still want to build a diverse student body that reflects the country’s demographics are looking for alternatives. Two states could provide valuable information. Researchers have studied what has happened at public universities in Texas and California, which have banned the use of affirmative action since 1996.

Texas moved to a Top Ten Percent policy in 1998 under which public universities accept the cream of