March Spotlight On Literacy: Word Reverence
Contributed by Wendy Murray “Words are a narcotic for you,” a colleague quipped when I’d rounded the corner and sprinted into my 14th email lap, wordsmithing the subtitle of a […]
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Implementing Formative Assessment – Practice #1: Using Learning Targets As Learning Tools
Contributed by Susan Creighton The previous blog, “Using Formative Assessment to Create Active Learners,” listed five key practices that teachers can use to help students learn to make use of […]
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The New Teacher Revolution
Contributed by Josh Stumpenhorst When we start the journey of a teacher, nearly all of us had the same goals in mind. We wanted to make a difference in the […]
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Four Strategies for Flipping the Classroom
Contributed by Mike Lerchenfeldt Technology can help teachers “Ignite Learning” in the classroom by promoting literacy development and critical thinking. The ability to communicate and create is what sparks learning. […]
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Closing Learning Gaps through the Power of Culturally Responsive Teaching
Contributed by Zaretta Hammond At the beginning of this school year in September 2014, for the first time in our country’s history, the overall number of Latino, African-American, and Asian […]
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March Spotlight On Literacy: Word Reverence
Contributed by Wendy Murray “Words are a narcotic for you,” a colleague quipped when I’d rounded the corner and sprinted into my 14th email lap, wordsmithing the subtitle of a […]
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Implementing Formative Assessment – Practice #1: Using Learning Targets As Learning Tools
Contributed by Susan Creighton The previous blog, “Using Formative Assessment to Create Active Learners,” listed five key practices that teachers can use to help students learn to make use of […]
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The New Teacher Revolution
Contributed by Josh Stumpenhorst When we start the journey of a teacher, nearly all of us had the same goals in mind. We wanted to make a difference in the […]
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Four Strategies for Flipping the Classroom
Contributed by Mike Lerchenfeldt Technology can help teachers “Ignite Learning” in the classroom by promoting literacy development and critical thinking. The ability to communicate and create is what sparks learning. […]
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Closing Learning Gaps through the Power of Culturally Responsive Teaching
Contributed by Zaretta Hammond At the beginning of this school year in September 2014, for the first time in our country’s history, the overall number of Latino, African-American, and Asian […]
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Excerpt from Excellence Through Equity: Ch. 6
In Chapter 6 of Excellence Through Equity, the groundbreaking new work edited by Alan Blankstein and Pedro Noguera, contributors Avram Barlow and Ann Cook describe a nationally-recognized consortium of New […]
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Teaching Numeracy Book Study Guide
Contributed by Margie Pearse During the past four years, I am delighted to share that Teaching Numeracy has been the focus of many book studies, Professional Learning Communities (PLC), and […]
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Excerpt from Excellence Through Equity: Ch. 5
In chapter 5 of Equity through Excellence by Alan Blankstein and Pedro Noguera, contributors Avram Barlow and Ann Cook describe a nationally-recognized consortium of New York State public secondary schools […]
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Common Formative Assessment: What’s Missing in the Middle?
Contributed by Kara Vandas With new and more rigorous standards, school systems must build or buy new assessments to provide teachers with tools to assess student learning. In the best […]
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Using Google Drive for Student Collaboration in Face-to-Face and Online Courses
Contributed by Jayme Linton View the original post on Shared Practice in Teaching and Teacher Education I use Google Drive daily for creating, editing, organizing, and sharing documents for both […]
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