Essential Teaching and Learning

                                                                                                       (c) 2022 Scott B. Freiberger By Scott B. Freiberger With cerulean, carmine, and chalky holiday lights sparking sensations of splendor rife with family life and frolicking friends, November is a terrific time to reflect and rejoice.   With resolve and ingenuity flowing freely from fresh autumn air, now would be a propitious time to provide students with a voice to articulate appreciation for the scholarship, seasonal sentiments, and magic-like merriment that they experience.   Advancing an attitude of gratitude is also particularly poignant to model for young minds.   ...

                                        (C) Scott Freiberger 2008 By Scott B. Freiberger Pop open the pizza box, uncork the champagne, ignite the silver sparklers, and blast the boom box!   Together, we made it through one of the most challenging and unpredictable school years of the century.   The literature offers myriad methods for students to better manage their emotions, sharpen learning skills, and actualize academic achievement.   I’d also penned a pertinent piece on how educators could better support students via a social-emotional learning lens, and offered empathetic insights in a separate, encompassing article rife with relevant resources.   However, people outside the education profession should yen for ken that teachers themselves may need support during thes...