Welcome back! It’s time for our annual Summer Reading Club: 10 articles filled with new ideas, inspiration, and information to prepare you for an excellent 2022-23 school year!

Learn with Colleagues

Excited by something you learned? Confused? Have something to add? Learning happens best when we do it together. Form a summer reading small group with colleagues in your school or join the conversation on Twitter and discuss these questions with educators across the country using #ATCSummerReading. You can also start a conversation with fellow readers by leaving a comment at the end of each blog post.

Culturally Relevant Teaching Practices

• Preparing to Teach in a Culturally Relevant Way | Dr. Abigail Amoako Kayser, Katie Keown
  (Read the whole Lessons from the Field: Understanding Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in High-Quality Instructional Materials series.)
• Writing and Implementing Culturally Relevant and Responsive Math Lessons | Nichole Campbell, Peggy Nayar
• Being Different Isn’t Wrong | Ronda Ortiz
  (Read the whole Honoring Student Identity series.)
• Low Expectations Are Prevalent but Preventable | Jessica Ramos

Fueling Student Engagement

• Sparking Engagement: Getting Silly to Find Joy | Dr. Megan Olivia Hall
• Increasing Student Engagement | Kelly Schultz, Mary Phillips
  (Read the full Power of Student Engagement series.)
• Small-Group Work: Real-World Roles | Lane Walker

Takeaways from Instruction During COVID-19

• Learning New Tricks | Zak Cohen
• Prioritizing Your Work During Times of Overload | Kenny McKee, Kathy Perret
• What the Data Can’t Tell Us | Katie Keown, Astrid Fossum, Jun Li, John Young