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(#375) Capacities for Community Growth and Resilience

Posted on July 30, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

A community needs to be vigilant; to continuously deepen and develop capacities for sharing, cooperating, and growing. Last week, we looked at the broad topic of community—factors that define, foster, and hinder it. Let’s drill down a bit. Have you … Continue reading →

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(#373) What Factors Affect Teaching Efficacy?

Posted on July 16, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

Teaching efficacy reflects the teacher’s belief that he or she can impact student learning. Video recommendation for the week. Let me reverse format this week and start with a video clip. While this post addresses “classroom teachers,” this topic (and … Continue reading →

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(#262) Resilience: What’s Your Story?

Posted on May 31, 2015 by stevepiscitelli

What autobiography  have you created? Time for a revision? This month’s Time magazine (June 1, 2015) hit harmonious chords about actions that can create disharmonious life situations.  In “The Science of Bouncing Back” Mandy Oaklander explores strategies for resilience. Citing … Continue reading →

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