We Wrote It; You Loved It

The end of the year is a time for reflection, celebration, family and, of course, “best of” lists. Here are your favorite articles from 2018:

1. Classroom Posters: Reinforcing Growth Mindset and Positivity with Visual Cues
   Help brighten up your classroom, and reinforce a growth mindset with all of your learners, using this set of free printables. Read more
2. The Role of the Teacher in a Personalized, Competency-Based Classroom
   Teachers are more critical than ever in a personalized learning environment, where relationship building and trust form the foundation for everything that happens in the classroom. Read more
3. North Dakota School District Ready to Make Bold Changes
   By the fall of 2020, the entire Northern Cass School District in North Dakota will move to a competency-based education model. Read more
4. Eight Ways to Encourage Student Voice
   Teachers and their relationships with students are at the heart of personalized learning. Discover eight ways teachers ca encourage student voice. Read more
5. Using Social-Emotional Learning to Prepare Learners for High Stakes Tests
   We want our students to do well, but the anxiety caused by high stakes tests can have negative results. Here are 10 tips to help students prepare for tests with a little less stress. Read more
6. What Drives Student Motivation?
   When people are engaged in meaningful work, the motivation for them to do better is not for pay; they are motivated by autonomy, mastery and purpose. Read more
7. North Dakota Comes Together to Personalize Learning Through Innovative Policy
   There is a new vision for the future of the education system in North Dakota, one that is centered on innovative, personalized learning. Read more
8. These Free Classroom Printables Will Help Introduce and Reinforce Growth Mindset Throughout the School Year
   Introducing a growth mindset culture within your classroom empowers students. That’s why we created a series of three free bulletin board posters to help reinforce growth mindset in your classroom. Read more
9. Staff Spotlight on Anne Olson
   When Anne Olson was growing up, she experienced personalized learning in public school without even realizing it. “I didn’t comprehend how much my experience with personalized learning would affect the way I interact with the world until much later,” she said. Read more
10. Dual Enrollment Versus Early College
    It’s not enough to help young people enroll in college, only to see many of them drop out long before completing a degree program. We must ensure that they enroll as fully prepared as possible to succeed – academically, socially and in every other way. Read more