Tag Archives: teachers
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Five ways to Break the Ice with Your Students
Leave a commentAugust 5, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Students often encounter many new experiences and uncertainties on the first day of school. As a teacher, here are a …
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Back-to-School Tips for Teachers
Leave a commentJuly 30, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
If you have a year or more of teaching experience, you likely understand how your neatly prioritized back-to-school to-do list …
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HCDE, Education Foundation of Harris County partner to offer $200,000 in classroom supplies for teachers
Leave a commentJuly 29, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) and the Education Foundation of Harris County (EFHC) have partnered to create Tools for …
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HCDE Hosting Cybersecurity Career Connection Conference for Students, Educators May 15
Leave a commentMay 7, 2019 by HCDE-Texas
The cybersecurity profession is growing as technology evolves and becomes a fabric of society, especially with the younger generation. Harris …
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HCDE teacher-in-training Jennifer Siger named top ‘Intern of the Year’ by Texas Alternative Certification Association
Leave a commentMay 23, 2017 by HCDE-Texas
(The Texas Alternative Certification Association named Jennifer Siger the 1st place winner of the Texas Alternative Certification Association Intern of …
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‘Little Free Libraries’ to make big literacy impact through ‘Groomed for Literacy’ collective with HCDE adult learners, City of Houston Public Library
2April 4, 2017 by HCDE-Texas
Fifty little libraries which could make a big literacy impact in needy children’s lives are being painted by adult learners …
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Leading Effectively: What Great Educators Do Differently
Leave a commentAugust 8, 2016 by HCDE-Texas
What are the specific qualities and practices of great educators that elevate them above the rest? The upcoming Harris County …
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Building Teamwork: Energize and connect through team-building exercises
Leave a commentMay 16, 2016 by HCDE-Texas
The last weeks of school are drawing to a close. After a well-deserved break, teachers and administrators will soon be …
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How to get urban high school students to do their work: Innovative solutions to urban problems
Leave a commentOctober 19, 2015 by HCDE-Texas
Is the urban high school a factory for failure? High school teachers often complain about getting struggling students to do …
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Attendance matters: Strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism
Leave a commentSeptember 7, 2015 by HCDE-Texas
While we enjoy the day off from school and work this Labor Day, we recognize the impact of attending school …
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