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My Turn: James Connors

James Connors, instructional assistant, Friendship Valley Elementary School, Carroll County Like a bumblebee, I fly from class to class checking in on kids who need support, giving pep talks, and taking calming walks. I love this job because of what it means. But if someone had told my fifth-grade self where I’d be at 31, I […]
School Funding

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The Promise of Community Schools

COMMUNITY SCHOOL: A center of the community that brings together academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and community engagement under one roof, leading to improved learning, stronger families, and healthier communities. A community school is a set of partnerships that creates a place of learning that helps students overcome the barriers that […]
School Funding

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Cheryl Bost: A Big Year Ahead

MSEA President Cheryl Bost The United State’s Women’s National Team dominated the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and won their fourth World Cup, becoming only the second nation to defend their title. As young girls, these athletes worked on their soccer skills day and night, persevered through injuries, sacrificed time with friends and family, and traveled […]
Professional Practice

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What’s Play Good For? PLENTY!

Here are just some of the benefits of more outdoor time and play: Better school performance Time spent in nature and increased fitness improves cognitive function. More creativity Outdoor play uses and nurtures the imagination and encourages collaboration. Much higher levels of fitness Kids are more active when they are outdoors. More friends Children who […]
Union Updates

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NEA’s Representative Assembly: Why All the Fuss?

#RedforEd lifts off at the 2018 NEA Representative Assembly. July marks the biggest event on the national education union calendar — NEA’S 2019 Representative Assembly. Some 8,000 delegates convene, representing 3 million public school employees from across the country, who together set policy and chart the direction of NEA business. It’s the largest democratic deliberative assembly in […]
Discipline-Related Issues

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What’s Adultism Anyway?

Another -ism may be just enough to ruin your summer holiday, but here’s one that begins to make sense the more you think about it. “Adultism” is the way relationships among adults and children are commonly accepted by both parties to be directed by the adult. Yes, parents, educators, and other adults must take responsibility […]
Education Support Professionals

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My Turn: Roy Jackson

Roy Jackson is the building supervisor at Pocomoke Elementary School in Worcester County. I started out at Snow Hill Elementary in 1998 as a custodian and two years later began working at Pocomoke Elementary where I am the building supervisor/head custodian today. The best part of my job is getting to know students and helping […]
Racial and Social Justice

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Promoting Respect and Empathy

You can set the stage for a caring classroom in the 2019–2020 school year with help from another great toolkit from MSEA’s partnership with First Book. The new Promoting Respect and Empathy: A Toolkit for Educators of All Grades includes more than 20 activities from educators to help build more of the valuable social skills students need. You […]
Discipline-Related Issues

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The Power of Play

  Special contributor and Jedi Chad Pavlekovich is a STEM science teacher in Wicomico County. Pavlekovich has an outdoor garden at school where they grow a large amount of produce. It’s well documented that young children have a curiosity that rivals even the best scientists and innovators, yet we quash this trait with heavily structured test-driven […]
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