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Senior Editor, Learning Content Strategy @CommonSense, mother of one, former teacher to many, opinions my own. @chrissy4kids.bsky.social
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Help Students Avoid the Summer Slide (and Still Have Fun)

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By Christine Elgersma Verified
| Common Sense Verified
Educators are always under pressure to help students achieve. So when you've worked so hard to boost students' skills, you certainly don't want them to lose ground over summer break. We've come to know this knowledge and skill loss as "the summer slide": Though there are differing statistics about how it's measured—and even its existence—most teachers would attest that kids forget stuff over the summer. The other truth is that summer is meant to be a break.
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In the Moment: Interventions for Cyberbullying, Misinformation & More

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By Christine Elgersma Verified
| Common Sense Verified
As educators, we're always thinking ahead: next week's lesson plans, that upcoming standardized test, a unit's final assessment. And setting ourselves and our students up for success with frontloading and frameworks allows us to provide reminders about expectations instead of initial instruction.
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22 Podcasts for the STEM Classroom

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By Christine Elgersma Verified
| Common Sense Verified
Practice active listening with these science, math, tech, and engineering podcasts Artificial Intelligence Classroom Media & Tools Math Science Computer Science In our screen-focused society, visual stimulation is often expected. But the art of active listening has never been more important. Happily aligned with that need, podcasts have never been more popular! And there are lots of great choices out there for kids, including podcasts that cover STEM topics.
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