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your voice | summer 2012
Below is a link to an informal survey regarding the “option” of failure at the university level. Some of the comments are interesting, and related articles are helpful to anyone teaching at the post-secondary level–whether online or in traditional classrooms. … Continue reading
Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
From Saturday’s inbox… Allied Online High School Blog Offline Summer Reading Recommendations for Online High School Students Posted: 15 Jun 2012 10:57 AM PDT By JACQUELYN SANBORN, Dean of Instruction at Allied National High…
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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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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Lord of the Flies-Surviving Sophomore Island
Repost from another blogger. An excellent class activity! Read on… Lord of the Flies-Surviving Sophomore Island. If the link above doesn’t work, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://usedbooksinclass.com/2012/06/04/lord-of-the-flies-surviving-sophomore-island/ ##
Posted in Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek
Tagged Best practice, Blog, Classroom, Classroom management, Education, Higher education, Learning, PostADay/PostAWeek, Teaching
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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
Small Change In Reading To Preschoolers Can Help Disadvantaged Kids Catch Up : Shots – Health Blog : NPR
Finally!! Or should I say, finally again!! Preschool programs are finally being recognized for their educational contributions to long-term learning. That lesson was learned decades ago with Head Start, but was quickly forgotten through the politicization of education. So glad … Continue reading
Welcome To The World Of Charter Schools (Part I)
I’m re-blogging from an education site I follow. Chris has some interesting takes on charter schools. Read on! Welcome To The World Of Charter Schools (Part I).
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