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Why Main Idea is Not the Main Idea -- Or, How to Teach Reading Comprehension
Why Main Idea is Not the Main Idea -- Or, How to Teach Reading Comprehension
Tim Shanahan
Teacher question:
You say that we cannot successfully teach comprehension skills like main idea. But our standards require that we teach main idea, and our state tests ask main idea questions to assess whether our students are accomplishing that goal. I don’t get it, your advice on this is not…
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How to Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes Leaders Don’t Need to Make
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The Key to Being a Good Mentor
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9 "Pro Tips" for Email from a Superintendent
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Interesting way to begin a faculty meeting
From Peter DeWitt
The principal opened the meeting and asked his staff to take the first 15 minutes and call as many parents as possible during those 15 minutes to share something good about their children.
The teachers returned to the meeting completely different from when they entered 15 minutes earlier. They were excited and noisy when they re-entered the meeting.” They shared stories about how grateful the parents…
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21 Things Leaders Don’t Need to Do
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Meta to require disclosures for AI political ads
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Create a best-selling book with ChatGPT?
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The Future of Teaching Apprenticeships: Empowering Educators and Transforming Education
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Book of the Week: Your Heart's Voice
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How to Seek Feedback Like a Leader
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Things to Consider When Implementing Restorative Justice Practices
The Dim Bulb
The Occasional Musings of an Educator
by Michael Keany
#22 - October 27, 2023…
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Eye-opening Self-Reflection Questions for Leaders
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Maintaining Student Engagement Beyond the Start of the New Year "Honeymoon"
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12 Things the Worst Leaders Do That You Can Learn From
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Meetings are Too Big Too Frequent and Too Long
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Guided Reading and Text Challenge
Guided Reading and Text Challenge
Tim Shanahan
Blast from the Past: This posting originally appeared on August 30, 2015 and reposted August 19, 2023. Issues about whether students should be taught at grade level or instructional level continue to plague the field of reading education. Since this first posted,…
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What to Do When You Disagree with Leadership
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5 Ways To Support Substitute Teachers
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10 Ways To Rethink Seating Arrangements
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