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- Spend Less Time Working!
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- I’m A National Board Certified Teacher – Now What?
- Impact Where It Matters
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- Infographics in Education: Simplifying Complicated Subjects for Students (and Teachers!)
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- Integrate Technology in Your Classroom with Some Help from the TIM
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- Is National Board Certification Worth It?
- Is Taking a Sick Day More Work than Coming to Class?
- Is Teacher Retention an American Crisis?
- Is Your Passport Ready?
- It’s All in the Prep: Set Your Students Up for a Summer of Learning
- It’s Our Duty: Getting Students Civically Engaged
- It's Time to Incorporate Art into the Classroom
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- It’s What You Know and Who You Know: Teaching Human vs. Social Capital
- It Takes A Village: Engage Your Community in Student Learning
- JFK: Education Drives Our Nation's Hopes and Dreams
- Josh Meibos Chosen as 2018 Arizona Teacher of the Year
- Kathy Wiebke Furthers Quality and Equity in Arizona's Schools
- Keep it Positive: 3 Ways You Can End the School Year with a Smile
- Keep Your Eye on the End Goal
- Kick Off 2017 With These Great Resources
- Kindness in Action: It's a Team Effort
- Kindling Kindness: Teaching the Four-Letter Word
- Kindness at the Core: A List of Books to Read Aloud
- Landing Your Dream Teaching Job
- Learning From Teachers You Like
- Legislator School Visits Impact All Involved
- Lessons on Freedom
- Let's Learn from Malala
- Level Up: Get Ready to Magnify Your 3Ps Experience
- Leveraging PR and Marketing in the Classroom
- Links We're Loving This Summer
- Looking for a Teaching Job? You’ve Come to the Right State!
- Lost Touch or Life Lesson?
- Make Centers Work for You
- Make Read Across America Amazingly Memorable
- Make the Most of Cyber Monday
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- Make Up Work: 7 Conversations to Start Your New Year Strong
- Make Your Goals Mean Something
- Make Your Students Money-Smart Citizens
- Making a Lifelong Difference
- Making Each Day Possible: Thank You, Support Staff
- Management Tips: Cellphones in the Classroom
- March is for Makeovers: 10 Clicks to Freshen Up Your Teaching
- Master Teacher Applications are Due Soon – Don’t Miss the Date!
- Math Autobiography: Dicus Tells All
- Math Standards: It's About Both the Journey and the Destination
- May the Fourth Be With You
- McCourt’s Creative Spark Catches Aflame
- Meaningful Mentorship Makes a Difference
- Meaningful Work Means the Most
- Media Literacy: Implementation Across All Subjects
- Meditation for Teachers in 3 Steps
- Meet 3Ps in a Pod: The Arizona K12 Centered Podcast
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- Meet Ms. Library: Kristina Santiago
- Meet the 2016 Counselor of the Year
- Meet the Teacher: Nancy Pratt
- Mentees Make Their Mark
- Mentor Programs Should Reduce Teacher Shortage
- Mentor Relationships Prove Broadly Beneficial
- Mentors Mold Teacher Leaders
- Misha Freeman’s 3 Motivations
- Mix it up: Blended Learning Environments and How We Can Leverage Online Courses
- Mobile Learning Matters
- More from "Arizona Dyslexia Screening Policy Updates and their Impact with Sean Ross"
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- More Than a Bystander: Bullying in Our Schools
- More than a Dollop of Diversity
- More Than Free: Register for PD with the Arizona K12 Center and Code.org
- Most Americans Want to See Teachers Achieve Board Certification
- Motivation from Maya Angelou
- Multicultural Education Isn't Just a Potluck Activity
- National Teacher Day 2017
- NBCTs: An Elite Bunch
- NBCTs by the Numbers
- Never. Stop. Learning.
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- New Teacher Nerves? 7 Daily Reminders for First-Year Educators
- New Year, New Students
- New Year, Who Dis? 10 Links for the 2017 School Year
- 9 Tips for Starting the New School Year Strong
- Noteworthy Wishes: Teacher Hopes for the Year
- Now and Then: Class Sizes in Arizona
- Nutrition Education in the Classroom
- Once Upon a Time… Storytelling with Your Students
- One Month Down, 10 Links to Go
- One Month Down, Eight To Go
- One More Reason to Push Continuing Ed
- One of the Great Ones
- One Year Later: Where Are We Now?
- Our Favorite Arizona Earth Day Events
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- Our Opportunity to TELL Arizona
- Oust the Fear of Getting Outside
- Partnerships Push Students Toward Literacy Success
- Personal Promises for the School Year
- Planning for Parental Leave: A How to
- Plot Twist: Long’s Classroom Takeover
- Amber Parker on Arizona K12 Center Podcast
- Poetry Printable: Why I Teach
- Pop Quiz: Do Teachers Need a Master’s Degree?
- Pop Quiz: Do You Have Summer Professional Development Plans?
- Pop Quiz: Do You Need a Mentor?
- Pop Quiz: How Can I Help My Students Succeed in the Workplace?
- Pop Quiz: How Can Teachers Fit in Exercise?
- Pop Quiz: How Do Teachers Survive End-of-Year Madness?
- Pop Quiz: How Do You Keep Parents Engaged?
- Pop Quiz: How Do You Show Your Personality in the Classroom?
- Pop Quiz: How Many Students Are Eligible for State Universities?
- Pop Quiz: Should I Switch Grades or Subjects?
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- Pop Quiz: What's the Best Book You've Ever Taught?
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- Pop Quiz: What’s Your Best Classroom Management Tip?
- Pop Quiz: What's Your Best Dollar Store Find for the Classroom?
- Watch and Learn: Documentaries for Educators
- Pop Quiz: What's Your Goal for This School Year?
- Pop Quiz: What's Your Go-to Lunch at School?
- Pop Quiz: Which Podcast Should Every Teacher Listen to?
- Pop Quiz: Who's the Most Underrated Staff Member at Your School?
- How to Contribute to a Positive School Culture in 7 Steps
- Power Up Reading with a Printable
- Practical Prompts for Special Education Teams
- Practical Resources for Women’s History Month
- Practice What You Preach
- Praise A Principal
- Professional Capital Drives Educational Promise
- Professional Development Made Easy: 11 Out-of-the-Box (and Budget-Friendly) Opportunities
- Professional Development that Sparks Change
- Professional Learning Plan: Your Questions Answered
- Put Me In Coach
- Q&A with a 2016 AEF Ambassador, Beth Synder
- Q&A with a 2016 AEF Ambassador for Excellence, Michael Vargas
- Q&A with a 2016 AEF Ambassador for Excellence, Angelia Ebner
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- Q&A with an Arizona Native and Elementary School Teacher
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- Q&A with a Renewed National Board Certified Teacher, Greg Stafford
- Q&A with a Second Grade Teacher in Cave Creek Unified School District
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- Q&A with National Board Certified Teacher, Mary Wimmer
- Q&A with New National Board Certified Teacher, Tara Smith
- QR Codes in the Classroom
- Questions Seeking Answers
- Quick Q&A with the 2016 Teacher of the Year
- Raise Your Teacher Voice: Gain the Courage and Learn from Those Who Do
- Rally Student Interest in Math with March Madness
- Ramp Up Student Reading
- Recipe for Student Success: Parent Communication
- Relationship Status: Engaged
- Resource Roundup
- Resource Round-up: 7 Brain Break Activities that Your Students Will Love
- Resource Round-up: Our Favorite Student Incentive Programs
- Send the School Year Off Right with These 9 Activities
- Restorative Practice: What It Is and Why You Need It
- Rethinking the Common Pretest
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- Save Time for Civics
- School Leadership: Forging Relationships in Schools
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- Score Prizes: 3Ps Scavenger Hunt
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- Seize the Energy: Transformation Is in the Air
- Self-Efficacy + Collective Efficacy: Yes, We Can!
- Setting Up Successful Student-Led Conferences
- Should We be Teaching Kids to Code?
- Should You Become a Traveling Teacher?
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- Show, Don't Tell
- Simple Tactics for Captivating Students’ Attention
- Slow Down with Our Fave Resources This Month
- Social and Emotional Learning: More Than Just ABCs
- Speak Up! 5 Ways to Develop Students’ Public Speaking Skills
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- Statewide Leadership: A Bill Becomes a Law
- Stop Asking Me About Your Grade!
- Stopping the Summer Slide
- Streamline Your Summer in 10 Clicks
- Stressed? You’re Not Alone
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- Structured Writing Inspires Student Creativity
- Student Reflection Strategies to Implement Now
- Students and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Students Nodding Off in Class? They Probably Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep
- Students Speak
- Summer Plans? You Need This Printable!
- Summer Prep: Best Practices for Special Education Success
- Summer School for Teachers: 3 Skills to Learn
- Summer Staycation: 5 Ways to Travel the World Without Leaving Home
- Surveying the Arizona Teaching Landscape
- Sustained Mentor Training Advances Teacher Support
- Swap Comfort for Culture: Reflections from a First-Year Teacher
- Switching Grade Levels: A How To
- Switching Grade Levels Doesn’t Have to be Daunting
- Taking Positive Action in Schools
- Talking to Your Students About School Safety Following Tragedy
- Tame the Teacher Shortage: Career Changes
- Tap a Teacher
- Taxes: Investing Today for the Future of Tomorrow
- Teacher Appreciation Week 2018
- Teacher Leadership in Action: Audra Damron
- Teacher Leadership in Action: Christie Olsen
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- Teacher Leadership in Action: Julie Kasper
- Teacher Leadership in Action: Mike Vargas
- Teacher Leadership Initiative Boosts Personal Growth and Empowerment
- Teacher Leaders: Molly Reed
- Teachers: Feel Like You’re Not Making a Difference? Think Again
- Teachers + Parents = Student Success
- Teachers Say “Making a Difference” is One of the Most Rewarding Parts of Teaching
- Teachers Spend Hundreds Each Year on Students — Here Are 7 Ways to Save
- Teacher Tribute: Mrs. Betts’ Impact Endures
- Teacher Week Calls for a Quick Q&A
- Teacher Week Spotlight: Anthony Perez
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- Teaching Digital Citizenship: A How-To
- Teaching Self-Advocacy for Our Children
- Teamwork, Solutions, and the Seemingly Insurmountable
- Technology Breaks Barriers for ELL Students
- Technology: Everywhere, All at Once
- TELL Arizona Survey Extended
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- The 3 Teacher Friends You Need
- The 4 Areas Every Great Classroom Needs
- The Age of Dinosaurs: Infusing Tech in the Classroom
- The Answer to Being a Better Teacher is Often Better Questions
- The Arizona K12 Center Holiday Gift Guide
- The Beginner’s Guide to Planning the First Week of School
- The Best Part of Teaching: A Self Reflection
- The Best Tech Tools You’re Not Using (yet)
- The Blurter, the Test Challenger, and Kids Who Won’t Work
- The Case for Music: Why Every Classroom Needs It
- The Class of 2032
- The Countdown Is On: 10 Links to Help You Prep
- The Dos and Don’ts of Post-Test Learning
- The Jobs Are Increasing … but Where Are the Girls?
- The Power of Two Avails the Masses
- There’s Power in Numbers
- The Secret Power of Doodling in Class
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- The Ultimate Back to School Night Checklist
- The Warm Glow Effect: 3 Reasons to Be Kind
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- Third Time’s A Charm
- Those Who Can, Teach
- Thoughts on Freedom, Rights, and a Commitment to the Future
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- Tips for Learning with the Arizona K12 Center
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- Today’s ELD Classroom
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- To Work or Not to Work?
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- Visible Learning for Mathematics: What Works Best to Optimize Student Learning
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- Walk the Red Carpet at the Celebration of Accomplished Teaching
- Ways to Minimize Stress at the End of the Year
- What Arizona Teachers Really Want This Year
- What Does $47,000 Mean to You?
- What Does ‘Grit’ Really Mean?
- What Does Student Engagement Look Like?
- What Every First-Year Teacher Should Know
- What I Miss Most About Teaching
- What is Primacy/Recency Effect, and Why Should I Care?
- What Is Project-Based Learning?
- What Is the Internet of Things, and Does it Belong in Your Classroom?
- What Makes a Makerspace?
- What Makes a Teacher Leader?
- What’s it Mean to be a Teacher Leader?
- What Sticks with Students
- What’s your best tip for bonding with your level/team?
- What's Your Favorite Low-Cost Field Trip?
- What’s Your Teacher Leader Manifesto?
- What to Really Think About When Signing Your Contract
- What We Learned at Teacher Leader Institute
- What We’re Learning
- What Would Dewey Do?
- What Your Principal Really Thinks of You
- When Your Students Won't Work for You, Help Them Work for Each Other
- Who Can Be a Master Teacher?
- Why Classroom Design Matters
- Why I’m a National Board Certified Teacher
- Why I’m Pursuing National Board Certification
- Why Renew Your National Board Certificate?
- Why the Internet is a Teacher’s BFF
- Why They NBCTed
- Why We Love Teaching
- Why We Must Make Math Relevant
- Why You Need to Challenge Gifted Students
- Why You Need to Reach Out to New Teachers…
- Why You Need to Take a Different Approach
- Why You Should Start Your Board Cert Process Today
- Wiggle Worms: 4 Ways to Help Fidgeters Focus
- Working With Gifted Students During AP Season
- You'd Be Surprised About the Benefits of Certification
- Young Teacher Makes Campus-Wide Impact
- You’re Not the Only One Counting Down the School Days …
- Your (Fun) Spring Break Checklist
- Your Gameplan to Balancing Coaching + Teaching
- Your Guide to Effective Feedback
- Your #PitchPerfect Students
- Your Students Need to Blog: Here’s Why
- Kindness in Action: It’s a Team Effort
- Video: The Reasons I Teach
- Turning an Adversary into an Ally
- What I Miss Most About Teaching
- Should You Turn to Social Media for School Supplies?
- A Prep to Protect
- Restorative Practice: What It Is and Why You Need It
- Make Up Work: 7 Conversations to Start Your New Year Strong
- Why We Must Make Math Relevant
- Fresh Ideas to Spark Interest in Your School Library
- Connecting the Dots: Help Students Spot Interdisciplinary Connections
- Don’t Take It Personally: 360-Degree Feedback
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3Ps in a Pod
- S6 Episode 16: The Impact of Grading with Dr. Douglas Reeves
- S6 Episode 15: 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year Lynette Stant
- S6 Episode 14: Impacting Change through New Teacher Support with Dr. Emily Davis
- S6 Episode 13 Digital Leadership to Future-Proof Your Classroom with Eric Sheninger
- S6 Episode 12: Learning and Growing through Work with Refugee Students and Families
- S6 Episode 11: Making the Most of Your Standards with Dr. Donyall Dickey
- S6 Episode 10: Building Resilient People
- S6 Episode 9: Arizona Dyslexia Screening Policy Updates and their Impact with Sean Ross
- S6 Episode 8: Arizona English Learner Policy Updates with Kate Wright
- S6 Episode 7: Arizona Teachers Academy at NAU with President Rita Cheng
- S6 Episode 6: The Vital Role of Effective Instructional Leadership in Schools with Peter DeWitt
- S6 Episode 5: Inside the Teacher Clarity Playbook with Olivia Amador
- S6 Episode 4: Visible Learning in Math with Connie Hamilton
- S6 Episode 3: Learning, Engaging, and Evolving with Geoff Esposito
- S6 Episode 2: Project Based Learning for Authentic Learning with Dr. Jenny Pieratt
- S6 Episode 1: 3Ps in a Pod Top 10 Tips for Back to School
- S5 Episode 16: The Fearless and Fabulous Hosts of 3Ps In A Pod
- S5 Episode 15: Identifying the Greatness and Potential of Every School with Ted Dintersmith
- S5 Episode 14: Unpacking Equity Work with Stephen Chang and the National Equity Project
- S5 Episode 13: The How, What, and Why of the New Arizona Science Standards
- S5 Episode 12: Courageous Conversations with Glenn Singleton
- S5 Episode 11: Updates from the Arizona Legislature and AZ NBCT Network with Chris Kotterman and Dr. Beth Maloney
- S5 Episode 10: Instructional Leadership with Jennifer Truitt-Lewis
- S5 Episode 9: Diving Into Inquiry with Trevor Mackenzie
- S5 Episode 8: Ben’s Bells and Reminders of Intentional Kindness
- S5 Episode 7: Advocating for Education with Stephanie Parra
- S5 Episode 6: Be Kind to Yourself, Self Care Matters
- S5 Episode 5: Arizona Legislature is Back in Session
- S5 Episode 4: The New Digital Citizenship 3.0 with LeeAnn Lindsey
- S5 Episode 3: Where School Safety Policy and Practice Collide (Part 2)
- S5 Episode 2: Where School Safety Policy and Practice Collide (Part 1)
- S5 Episode 1: The Impact of a Coach Mentality in Education with Jaime Casap
- S4 Episode 15: Teacher Leadership and Equity with Cornelius Minor
- S4 Episode 14: 2019 Arizona Teacher of the Year
- S4 Episode 13: Innovative Classroom Flexible Seating
- S4 Episode 12: Math Changes Things
- S4 Episode 11: Standing Up and Speaking Out with Nancy Flanagan
- S4 Episode 10: Culturally Responsive Teaching with Zaretta Hammond
- S4 Bonus Episode: Meet the Candidates
- S4 Episode 9: Visible Learning in Science
- S4 Episode 8: Supporting Students with Special Needs Across Environments
- S4 Episode 7: Partners Who Champion Education
- S4 Episode 6: Experienced Teachers’ Passion
- S4 Episode 5: Civics, Discourse, and Engagement
- S4 Episode 4: Keeping Teachers in the Profession
- S4 Episode 3: John Hattie and 10 Mindframes for Learning
- S4 Episode 2: Beginning the Year Successfully
- S4 Episode 1: New Teachers
- S3 Episode 8: How Education Disrupts Poverty and Teachers Impact Lives
- S3 Episode 7: Testing, Evaluations, and Budgets (Oh My!)
- S3 Episode 6: Beth Lewis on Save Our Schools Arizona
- S3 Episode 5: Taking Math Beyond the Answers
- S3 Episode 4: Equity in Montessori
- S3 Episode 3: Making Math Playful
- S3 Episode 2: Equity Through Inclusion
- S3 Episode 1: Truth Behind Teacher Salary
- S2 Episode 8: Leading from the Classroom Through FIT Teaching
- S2 Episode 7: To Be Informed Is To Be Empowered
- S2 Episode 6: Relationships, Relationships, Relationships: The Power of New Teacher Support
- S2 Episode 5: No Such Thing as a Math Gene
- S2 Episode 4: Online Learning Environments with Tony Vincent
- S2 Episode 3: How English Learner Policy and Practice Collide with Kate Wright
- S2 Episode 2: To Learn is to Struggle
- S2 Episode 1: National Board Certification for Today’s Educators
- S1 Episode 7: Power of Educator Self-Care
- S1 Episode 6: Restorative Justice Transforming our Schools
- S1 Episode 5: Holidays in the Classroom
- S1 Episode 4: Arizona's School Letter Grades
- S1 Episode 3: Restorative Practice
- S1 Episode 2: Teacher Voice
- S1 Episode 1: Teacher Leadership
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Video Gallery
- Eye on the Future
- Celebrating 20 Years: Going Places
- Celebrating 15 Years: Simply The Best
- Celebrating 10 Years: Looking Forward
- National Board Certification: Finding Your Support
- National Board Certification: Component 1
- National Board Certification: Component 2
- National Board Certification: Component 3
- National Board Certification: Component 4
- National Board Certification: Assessing
- National Board Certification: Lights, Camera, Now What?
- National Board Certification: Evidence
- National Board Certification: Don't Stop
- I Love to Teach: Voices of New Teachers
- The Reasons I Teach
- Why Mentors Matter
- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Anthony Perez
- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Audra Damron
- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Beth Lewis
- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Christie Olsen
- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Danielle Brown
- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Eve Rifkin
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- Teacher Leader Spotlight: Yolanda Everett
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- My Equity Story: Annie Diaz, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Beth Maloney, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Christie Olsen, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Dayna Burke, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Jaime Festa-Daigle, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Jen Robinson, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Josh Meibos, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Kareem Neal
- My Equity Story: Karl Ochsner
- My Equity Story: Mike Vargas
- My Equity Story: Misha Freeman, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Sandy Merz, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Sara Wyffels, NBCT
- My Equity Story: Yolanda Wheelington, NBCT
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- Journey to 2030
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- Teacher Leadership in Action: Leading in Advocacy
- Teacher Leadership in Action: Leading in Practice
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