Communication A School Newsletter Template for Fall, Y'all! A school newsletter template for the fall season! This template celebrates autumn as only a teacher can, with resources for the classroom.
Communication School Newsletter Template: National Hispanic Heritage Month Every year, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. This National Hispanic Heritage Month template offers you a variety of resources.
Communication 3 Principles of Successful School Communication "That's really a part of the philosophy that I have when I approach parent communication, is that it's really critical that families understand that they have a say and that we're listening to them."
Communication Strategies Back to School Newsletter Template: Classroom Rules Poster Here’s a template for you that offers an initial set of classroom guidelines that cover the basics of how we want students to manage themselves and their work, and how they treat others.
Teachers Teacher Appreciation Week [2021] This morning, I woke up to a tweet from a former student. A shout-out to her teacher, “who introduced me to so many unforgettable books & made me feel seen & as though I had something to offer.” Words that validate my life choices; I’m grateful she took the time to tell me.
Teachers Tech and Equity If equality means everyone has the same opportunity, equity means everyone has access to exactly what they need to succeed. This is just as true for the tech tools we use in our schools or classrooms as anything else!
Teachers Teaching Library from a Distance In the Spring of 2020, Librarian Michele Linse realized that her school would be making the sudden switch to virtual learning, and she asked herself, “How do I now organize and share my lessons virtually?”
Teachers Five Tips for Getting Parents to Open Your School Emails | Parent-Teacher Communication Tips Are you sick of hearing, “I didn’t get that email?” I was too, in my principal years. Especially when I could tell that someone HAD received the email! Check out these parent-teacher communication tips!
Students Fostering a Culture of Student Leadership This National Student Leadership Week, let’s remember that every child is a leader; we just have to give them the opportunity, and the freedom, to be one. Ready to get started? Here’s a template full of helpful resources for fostering a culture of student leadership at your school.
Students In-School Learning is Returning! Do you have that one resource that’s your go-to? Back when I was a school leader, one of mine was Dr. Michael Thompson, a psychologist whose books on boys, middle school students, and managing parent relationships got me through many a school-based drama.
Teachers Smore Templates: We’re Going Back to School. Is Edtech Coming Too? Spring break is approaching, and students are returning to face-to-face learning. Teachers have much to grapple with -- including the challenging prospect of concurrent teaching.
Teachers Kids are Stressed. Let’s Help them Cope. I never went to school. When I say never, I don’t actually mean never, but I do mean I rarely attended. It started young. In first grade, I believe I attended 18 days of school. My track record got better until 8th grade, when it went downhill again.
Students Supporting Students During Covid We can’t make every child come to class, but we can create an environment that shows them that we care.
Teachers Saying Yes to PD Good PD is for you. Good PD is reaffirming, restorative, rejuvenating. It helps you remember why you chose this profession. It leaves you feeling refreshed, and, with luck, fired up and ready to go.
Teachers Smore’s Monthly Theme Templates: Pi Day! You know you want to do something to celebrate Pi Day, but finding the time to prepare one more thing is overwhelming. Don’t worry -- we’ve got you covered!
Teachers Getting Started with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices We risk showing kids a vision of a world that they feel excluded from. We need to build diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices to make space for everyone’s possibilities. Here are some resources to start with.
Principals Parent Communication Tips to Reduce Stress & Save Time. Some parents are harder to reach than others, whether because of their language or circumstances or even personality. But that just means we have to work harder to reach them.
Teachers Teaching Digital Citizenship with Smore As we roll our way into the digital frontier that is 2021, how do I teach Digital Citizenship in an interesting, relevant, and effective way?
Teachers Teacher Appreciation Week [2020] The pandemic in 2020 has thrown a bit of curveball, as educators juggle responsibilities both at home and in the classroom. Running a command center and classroom from the living room table is nothing short of superhuman.
Teachers Smore Para Educación Smore este año por la primera vez. Los resultados han sido sorprendentes tanto para mí como para las familias de mis estudiantes.
Teachers How to Write Better: Notes from the Smore Marketing Team Writing isn’t easy. It takes time to craft the perfect sentence, to proofread, to revise, edit, and polish.
Teachers Creating Professional Content — Simply A few weeks ago, we teamed up with the TechRabbi — a designer and edTech superstar, to explore the ways that Smore empowers teachers with professional-grade tools, and gives them the ability to engage audiences of both students and fellow educators.
Teachers Nine Ways Smore Empowers Educators to Create and Share Great Content Recently, Smore CEO, Shlomi Atar, and our Head of Business Development and Sales, Rachel Epstein, were guests on TeacherCast’s EdTech in the Classroom, a fantastic podcast for educators, and hosted by Jeff Bradbury.
Teachers Here’s How To Send Beautiful Communications to Parents of Young Children When it comes to small children, important things are often in the small details.
Teachers Teacher Appreciation Week [2018] Here at Smore, we know firsthand just how hard teachers and administrators work; From preparing lessons to in-class instruction, to grading tests and corresponding with community members, teachers really deserve that apple on their desk.