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Category Archives: Fixing Education
From ed.gov: Preventing “Rusty Summer Readers”
What is great about this post is that it focuses on a child’s interests, and not so much on what adults would like them to read. But it also strongly suggests a scheduling a daily reading time and discussing with … Continue reading
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From: NCVPS E-learning Advisors Portal – E-lerts
Virtual Public Schools! Go, North Carolina!! How well this school functions is, at this point, a little less important than that it exists and functions! We don’t normally view North Carolina as having the most progressive of educational systems, yet … Continue reading
Teach Plus: Closing the Curriculum Gap Is a Social Justice Issue
In the debate over how to improve public education, we should not lose sight of what we as teachers and schools are actually doing, of how are we educating our students and to what end. Strong performance on standardized tests … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek
Tagged critical thinking skills, curriculum, Education, educational equity, Huffington Post, K through 12, Learning, National Center for Education Statistics, PostADay/PostAWeek, poverty and education, Social justice, Standardized test, Teacher
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Reblog: What adults can learn from kids
Another winner from elketeaches. This time, she shares an older video clip. One of my favorite quotes is “Kids already do a lot of learning from adults and we have a lot to share. I think that adults should start … Continue reading
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Reblog: Learning computer science without computers!
Elke Teaches posts another great educational idea. I do so love the creativity of newer educators. This particular post deals with the creativity of computers that aren’t. Or something like that. Enjoy reading! Learning Computer Science without Computers! If the … Continue reading
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Repost: “Behaviour Mgmt & Ignoring Individual issues”
Since the area of behavior management in class is one of my specialties, I decided to share this teacher/blogger’s thoughts. One quote near the beginning caught my eye: One of the things I struggled with (yet somewhat enjoyed, lol) was … Continue reading
PURSUING HAPPINESS?
There are many applications of class activities that can be derived from this blogger’s post. Please post any you think might work in your classroom, or in any classroom–from pre-K through university level. Please share your thoughts and ideas! Thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek
Tagged Activities, Classroom activities, Education, Higher education, K through 12, Learning, Teaching
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“While I have much to learn about how teachers unions function in these high-performing countries, my early reporting suggests they are real partners in ensuring teacher quality and meaningful professional development. That’s where they spend their time and energy — … Continue reading
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Reblogging (not necessarily agreeing): Why Twitter and Facebook Are Not Good Instructional Tools
The link below is to an interesting post from an individual who is having trouble (I think) figuring out creative ways to use the newest media and technology as part of the educational process–like math, science, social studies, English, etc. … Continue reading
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