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Five ways to get to know your middle and high school students better

Students learn best in inclusive settings where they have caring, positive relationships with their peers and teachers. Teachers can build these environments by engaging Practice C1 to learn more about their students. This article from Edutopia offers suggestions on some ways to get to know middle and high school students better.

   Article

   10 minutes

   By: Edutopia

   Educator-prep | K-12 educators


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Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.

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