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TOMORROW kicks off Pride Month 🌈 We celebrate Pride because we envision a world where every aspect of you is welcome, stereotypes are challenged, and people always feel safe to be themselves 💙

Learning never stops, even in the summer ☀️ SAVE to keep this calendar handy, SWIPE to discover resources related to these holidays, then LOG IN to the platform and get started! Don't see a June holiday you're excited to honor in your classroom? Let us know in the comments below! ⬇️ 

David Wees, Discovery Education Senior Curriculum Designer, recently spoke at ASU+GSV Summit on the transformative nature of games in assessment. 🔑 Key takeaway: Games aren't just a fun pastime, but can also be used to engage students, build skills, and assess learning!

In a 2022 EdWeek Research Center study 29% of teachers and administrators said that “curiosity and motivation” were strong evidence that students were engaged with a program. This was the second highest-rated feature after "learning gains" (35%). So, we know curiosity is a key factor in keeping students engaged and nurturing curiosity is pivotal to long-term student retention, but what does it look like? Let us know in the poll below! Have other ideas for what curiosity looks like? Let's chat about it in the comments ⬇️ 

A recent study by EdWeek Research Center found that more than 40% of teachers say they are likely to leave the profession in the next two years 👀 How can administrators give teachers the support they need to reduce administrative tasks? Fuel their creative planning? Deliver effective and engaging instruction? Differentiate learning to address a widening range of academic needs and boost achievement? 🗓️ Join us THIS WEDNESDAY, May 29, for a live webinar. You'll walk away with a better understanding of how, with the right tools, your teachers can hit the ground running this fall. Secure your spot - https://lnkd.in/g62x6bam

Each staff member has unique skills they bring to a school. Finding, nurturing, and amplifying these skills not only increases staff retention, but also has a trickle-down effect to help every student feel supported and encouraged to learn. 📚

Science of Reading 🤝 Successful readers District and school leaders play a pivotal role in ensuring that teachers employ the proven practices of the Science of Reading and helping teachers transition to these practices. Swipe through to learn a few ways district and school leaders can ignite successful implementation and facilitate a smoother transition for teachers ⬇️ 

If you're an administrator looking for ways to help teachers reduce administrative tasks, fuel their creative planning, deliver effective instruction, and boost student achievement, keep reading 👀 📅 Join us next Wednesday, May 29 for a LIVE webinar where you'll walk away with a deeper understanding of how the right tools can set our teachers up for success this fall.

The Pew Research Center recently completed a research study asking educators an important question: If there’s one thing you’d want the public to know about teachers, what would it be? The most frequent answers may surprise you 👀 Below are 4️⃣ of the most frequent answers. Do they resonate with you, or is there something else you would want the public to know about teaching? Let's chat about it in the comments!