Summer can be a time to add a little PD to your reading list: to help you keep your skills sharp, think about new classroom practices, and bookmark some creative ideas for next year.
With that in mind, here’s a list of some of ABC-CLIO’s Best PD resources, addressing topics ranging from inquiry practices, to teaching tough topics, to media literacy.
The practice of mindfulness can be a staple of self-awareness and self-management, helping students navigate the rough terrain of anxiety and stress. But if we’re going to help students integrate mindfulness into their lives, we need to bring it into our own.
Here are a few of the unique mental health challenges that educators face, and some quick ways mindfulness can help address them.
New technologies can make the fight against misinformation feel like an uphill battle. However, focusing on the underlying tactics purveyors of false and misleading information use can help students identify misinformation in any context.
The movement toward diversity in social studies curriculum is gaining steam. In this month’s post, we review three key features of truly diverse curriculum to aid educators in the selection of supplemental resources.
Can your students locate themselves in history within their own community spaces? In this month’s Educator Insight, we focus on bringing local history into the classroom.
Happy New Year, educators! Our inaugural post for Educator Insight takes a look forward at some of the broad trends in K-12 education you can expect to hear more about in 2023. Each topic comes paired with open-access resources that will help you apply these ideas in your teaching practice.
Check here for monthly posts on key topics in K-12 education. To learn more about ABC-CLIO’s resources for educators, contact us.
