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Amazingly enough, the Reading Wars continue. Here’s why...
A sight-word is anything you memorize ENTIRELY AS A VISUAL OBJECT. (Google either currency symbols or electrical symbols, find something you never saw before, and stare at it. You won’t be able to pronounce it in any way.)
Meanwhile, a vocabulary word is something you memorize in many ways: spelling, pronunciation, number of syllables, appearance, similar or rhyming words, the history of the word, personal associations,…
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8 Condescending Things a Manager Should Avoid Saying to an Employee by Dan McCarthy
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I’m a proud public school teacher. Here’s a glimpse at what I do. From TeacherBiz
I’m a proud public school teacher. Here’s a glimpse at what I do.
From TeacherBiz
I am a teacher.
- I spend Saturdays reading, researching, and creating materials to use in my classroom.
- I spend Sundays entering…
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We Think Coding Is Essential For Our Students...Do You?
Coding is an essential language we should be teaching all of our students. Perhaps, you haven't thought about that lately. Others are. If you think this is a grand premise, consider Estonia. Read more at Leadership360.
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13 Free Amazing Documentary Websites
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Politicians in Washington: Take a Lesson From Us! By Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers
Politicians in Washington: Take a Lesson From Us!
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Close Reading–-take a closer look
Article on American Thinker explains why "close reading" is a misguided pedagogy.
If you are suspicious that Common Core contains lots of nasty little surprises, you will find confirmation.
The weird central premise of Close Reading is that children should read the same thing over and over again. Teachers are supposed to pick a small passage; then the kids…
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Paying Teachers For Master's Degrees Is A Bad Idea by Paul Bruno
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Are You Disappointing the Right People? - Managing Time and Priorities with Savvy and Wisdom by Allison Vaillancourt
Managing Time and Priorities with Savvy and Wisdom
In this thoughtful Chronicle of Higher Education article, Allison Vaillancourt (University of Arizona/Tucson) writes about some of the time-allocation choices she’s had to make during her academic career: “Do I meet with the student who is struggling, or the one who shows great promise? Should I make an appearance at the often-pointless department meeting, or should I use that time to finish my…
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Fewer, Better Tests Can Boost Student Achievement By Marc Tucker, Linda Darling-Hammond, and John Jackson
Fewer, Better Tests Can Boost Student Achievement
Ed WeekBoth Democrats and Republicans have submitted proposals to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary…
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Smart learning strategies - What’s the key to effective learning? by Annie Murphy Paul
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More students are actually making the cut By WILLIAM H. JOHNSON. AND CAROL BURRIS
Opinion: More students are actually making the cut
Photo credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan | An eighth grade student with a New York State English Language Arts test booklet. Photo was taken…
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Connected Education Might Not Mean What You Think By Peter DeWitt
Connected Education Might Not Mean What You Think
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Amazing Map of the Most Visited Website per Country
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The Sham and Shame of “Best Practices” by Larry Cuban
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Flipped Friday
Earlier in the week, I wrote about Connected Educator Month and mentioned flipping the classroom. For those with questions on what a flipped classroom looks like, here…
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5 Tips for Explaining Common Core to Parents By Kristen Swanson
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WHY EVERYBODY'S MEETINGS ARE DISTRACTED, EGOTISTICAL, AND POINTLESS BY: DRAKE BAER
WHY EVERYBODY'S MEETINGS ARE DISTRACTED, EGOTISTICAL, AND POINTLESS
PUT A BUNCH OF SMART PEOPLE INTO A ROOM AND ASK THEM TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
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Does Class Size Matter? By Peter DeWitt
Does Class Size Matter?
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