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Preventing Technology from Taking Over the Writing Process
In this article in The Reading Teacher, Tracy Coskie (Western Washington University) and Michelle Hornof (a Bellingham, WA elementary teacher) say that when technology is used in writing instruction, teachers should engage students in real writing tasks and focus first on the writer, then on the writing, and only then on the technology. Stamina, ideas, voice, and craft – these are the…
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French Schools Give Up Their Free Wednesdays
This article in The Economist reports on a controversial change being implemented by French education officials: students will now have to go to school every Wednesday. Since 1882, French students have had a four-day week, originally to allow for religious education outside school. Initially the day off was Thursday, with longer hours on the other four days, but in 1972 the no-school day was moved to…
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Using Mobile Devices As Tools in French and German Courses
In this article in Foreign Language Annals, Lara Ducate and Lara Lomicka (University of South Carolina/Columbia) report on their study of college students in intermediate French and German classes who used iPod Touches and cell phones as an integral part of their courses. Here are some of the in-class tasks that were assigned: searches about cities, people, political parties, and…
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Research Findings on Gestures, Misconceptions, and Budding Engineers
This roundup in Principal recommends three brain-based strategies to try in classrooms:
• Encourage gestures. San Francisco State researchers found that 2-5 year-olds who used hand gestures while sorting cards by color and shape did better than older children who didn’t use gestures. A different study reported in Child Development’s spring…
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Jazzing Up a Science Unit with Fine Arts Activities
“Science must be something that students do, not something that is done to them,” say Judy Beck and Laura Kaufmann (University of South Carolina Upstate/Greenville) and Cece Toole (Meredith College) in this article in AMLE Magazine. In that spirit, they suggest how a middle-school unit on simple machines can incorporate drama, visual arts, dance, and music:
• Show videos…
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Helping Students Notice and Make Good Use of Graphics as They Read
In this article in The Reading Teacher, Kathryn Roberts (Wayne State University) and five colleagues suggest how elementary teachers can foster graphical literacy in their students, following the emphasis on this in the Common Core standards:
• Help children see that good readers pay attention to graphics. Some parents and teachers inadvertently…
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Imagine Ben Franklin, fat and self-satisfied.
That image his hard to conjure because Franklin, one of America's great innovators, was …
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As another school year moves into high gear, I would like to offer a few thoughts.
Not long ago, the room where classmates and I met for our 50th high school reunion buzzed with all the conversations you'd…
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Bullying has been declining for over a decade, but data suggests that's not because of anti-bullying programs
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