Articles
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Teachers Take On TikTok
August 31, 2020Teachers are finding creative ways to connect with students and each other on TikTok, this year's trendy social media platform.
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Students, Your Teachers Believe In You
August 26, 2020Milken Educators deliver back-to-school messages of hope, inspiration and encouragement for students at the start of this most unusual 2020-21 school year.
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Back to the Front Lines with Love, Hope and Joy
August 17, 2020The world has shifted in the past months, writes Amy Braswell (AR ’02), but nevertheless, she is looking forward to the start of the school year: “It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.”
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Why I Became a Teacher
August 14, 2020What inspires the country's top educators to teach? Here's what led our 2019-20 Milken Educators to careers in education.
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Strategies for Success in Special Education
August 7, 2020Working with special education students requires unique skills and consummate dedication. Andrew Franz (NY '17), Meghan LeFevers (NC '17) and Jessica Villanueva (CA '16) talk about the passion that drives their practices.
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10 Elementary Back-to-School Activities For Virtual Classrooms
August 5, 2020What’s the best way for elementary teachers and their young students to get to know each other when the school year starts online thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic? Try these 10 activities for the first week of school to bring your virtual classroom together.
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Making World Languages Engaging and Relevant
July 31, 2020What's the key to success in world language instruction? Engagement and relevancy, say South Carolina Milken Educators Kimberly Freeman and Vanessa Torres.
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Building Relationships in the Online Classroom
July 28, 2020With schools across the U.S. starting the school year online due to COVID-19, teachers are concerned about connecting with their new students. No problem, says English teacher Lauren Jensen (NY ’15), who moved to a virtual classroom before the pandemic. She shares the strategies that worked for her.
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Helping Students Ace AP Exams
July 23, 2020Milken Educators share their classroom strategies for helping high schoolers succeed on AP exams.
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After Teaching, A New Chapter for Margo Sorenson
July 16, 2020Inspired by the talented students in her English and creative writing classes, Margo Sorenson (CA ’91) has authored nearly three dozen children’s and young adult books. She talked with us about her creative process, the business side of publishing and how her teaching background feeds her writing.