Olina Banerji

Washington, D.C., United States

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Teachers Share the Weirdest Teacher Appreciation Week Gifts They've Ever Gotten

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Olina Banerji

The 4-Word Sleep Trick That Stops 3 A.M. OverthinkingHow a simple phrase can quiet your mind and help you fall back asleep faster. You know the feeling. It’s 3:00 a.m., and your eyes pop open like …
Food and Massage Coupons: How Principals Signal Their Appreciation for Teachers

1 week ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

What’s the perfect way to celebrate the hard work and dedication of teachers? It’s a question that can stump school leaders, especially around the time that Teacher Appreciation Week rolls around. (This year, the week is May 5 to 9, with Teacher Appreciation Day falling on May 6.) Principals aim to create experiences that both celebrate and reward teachers, but it’s not easy to come up with innovative ideas every year.
The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Olina Banerji

Crows are so smart, they can actually do geometryCrows have long been known for their clever tricks, but new research shows they may be even smarter than we thought. Scientists have discovered that …
The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand

1 week ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply math to solve real-world problems. The challenge is that the combination of words and numbers can turn into cognitive puzzles, and students need to work multiple levers of their brains to unpack them.
Fractions Still Stump Students. Here's How to Help

1 week ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can strike fear. Even if students get the basic concepts right—that fractions don’t behave the same way that whole numbers do—the rules of how to operate on fractions can stump learners. Their abstract nature also makes fractions notoriously hard to teach.
'Go-Betweens' Are Invaluable to Principals. A Guide to Cultivating Them

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Olina Banerji

1 hour agoIn 2025, there’s one thing that employers look for on resumes and in job applications more than anything else. This factor is so critical that it can get you into entry-level jobs when making a career pivot much faster than if you didn’t have it, and 90% of employers have expressed they’re willing …
'Go-Betweens' Are Invaluable to Principals. A Guide to Cultivating Them

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

Last year, Rae Garrison took over as the principal of a school triple the size of any she’d led before, with more than 150 teachers and close to 2,700 students. The transition to Copper Hills High School in West Jordan, Utah, was hard, but it could have been much tougher if Garrison hadn’t inherited a key resource: a team of five assistant principals, a handful of instructional coaches, and teacher-leaders.
Climate risks to India's education

2 weeks ago | the-ken.com | Olina Banerji

Good morning [%first_name |Dear Reader%], On my daily video calls with my parents in Gurugram, I watch my father toggle the buttons on the AC remote every few minutes. It's either too hot or too cold in his room. The last time I called, I saw my mom in the background, coated with dust to the last fingernail. She was trying to save her plants from an unexpected dust storm. Now, all of these things-heat spikes and dusty gusts of wind-are normal harbingers of summer in Delhi.
Tutoring Programs Are in Limbo After the Expiration of COVID Relief Aid

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Olina Banerji

The $190 billion earmarked for school districts to recover from the pandemic was supposed to trickle out by the end of this school year. Instead, districts reliant on the funding had their access abruptly cut off on March 28 , when the U.S. Department of Education informed state education chiefs that continuing to fund pandemic recovery in schools no longer met the department’s priorities.
Tutoring Programs Are in Limbo After the Expiration of COVID Relief Aid

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

The $190 billion earmarked for school districts to recover from the pandemic was supposed to trickle out by the end of this school year. Instead, districts reliant on the funding had their access abruptly cut off on March 28, when the U.S. Department of Education informed state education chiefs that continuing to fund pandemic recovery in schools no longer met the department’s priorities.