Tag Archives: K through 12

“Common Core Makes Waves” in Education | Teacher Talk

In a blog site devoted solely to education, I reposted a blog on an attack against the Common Core of State Standards for education. Visit this site for more information: “Common Core Makes Waves” in Education | Teacher Talk. If … Continue reading

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Moodle, Moodle Reader–More Free Internet Stuff for Teaching!

I’m on a roll this week in terms of sharing articles and blog posts with you! This one caught my interest because of the educational implications of Moodle Reader, an easily accessible “plug-in” for Moodle, an open-source course management system. … Continue reading

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Emily Wall: Facebooking With Students?

  Some of us have no problem with friending students on Facebook. Others of us are not so sure this is a good idea. In her blog post, Emily Wall poses the pros and cons of interacting with students using … Continue reading

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ED Program Helps Put Homeless Students on Right Track | ED.gov Blog

What are your state and community doing about the education of homeless students? As more and more families become homeless, more and more children have nowhere to go to school. This is one solution that seems to be making progress … Continue reading

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Family-School-Community Partnerships : Priority Schools Campaign

  Take part in the conversation about schools. Schools, after all, are communities within our greater communities, and need full participation of the greater communities to function effectively and efficiently. As a researcher, I can tell you that studies show … Continue reading

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management 5

Student seating is not a new idea, but here’s an interesting take on extending student interaction beyond the classroom and into the lunch room. I meant to share some time ago. http://drelliesblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/mixing-it-up-how-to-seat-students.html How might you bring this back into the … Continue reading

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 2

Today I stumbled across an education management technique from Teaching Tolerance.  I had a different topic for classroom management in mind, but I decided to run with this one instead.  I believe the technique was borrowed from classroom ice-breaker/management techniques … Continue reading

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 1

One of the biggest deterrents to success in class is how the teacher manages his/her time as well as behavioral issues among the class members.  Although all teacher training programs now require that prospective teachers complete a class in classroom management techniques, … Continue reading

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