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 “Learning is Great; Homework is Not:” Elementary Student Voice on HomeworkAdded by Brandy De Alba on Mar 27, 2013 at 5:13pm |
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| I am the lucky facilitator and fellow team member of a group of teachers at my site who have received a grant to pursue teacher-chosen professional d... read more | 26 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| I have read the executive summary and the one section of the report that interested me the most: completion of college.... read more | 31 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
 Helping Students Understand Genre and Build Vocabulary: Book Club, Anyone?Added by Dolores Perez on Apr 14, 2013 at 11:55am |
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| I am the lucky facilitator and fellow team member of a group of teachers at my site who have received a grant to pursue teacher-chosen professional d... read more | 47 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| It's that time of year again! A time to reflect on our classroom goals! What are 3 resolutions you have for the remainder of the school year? Are you... read more | 59 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| I thought I was pretty tech savy, but as it turns out I'm not tech efficient or forward thinking. Here's the scenario. I planned out the 3 week lesso... read more | 59 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| This blog posting on The Tempered Radical asserts that our students need to learn about us... read more | 62 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| I was thinking of the upcoming holiday of Thanksgiving, and wondering how other countries celebrate the day, or, if they do. I found this artic... read more | 67 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Did anyone read this Ed Week article about 42 writing apps? Do you know about any of these apps for writing?... read more | 70 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| I've decided I want to finally get on the blogging band wagon and start my 8th grade students blogging. Does anyone have any suggestions for Blog sit... read more | 73 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Jenna Valponi, a GVWP TC, presented Part II of the "how to write an argument" to the San Joaquin County Office of Education teachers. You can find an... read more | 75 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Ok, so technically it is not the New Year (at least to any person who works in education), but coming back from winter vacation is a great time for m... read more | 76 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Brandy De Alba on Jan 21, 2013 at 3:32pm Hi, Ale. I don't think your pedagogy will need to completely change. The way I see it we will have more time for reading and writing since writing ha... read more |
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| My school district, as I am sure many school districts across the nation, is currently jumping into Common Core mode. At professional developments th... read more | 87 Views | 2 comments |
Added by Debra Schneider on Feb 17, 2013 at 10:13am Here's the CCSS evidence you need from the anchor standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse... read more |
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| Okay, I'm realizing that the Common Core is coming and I need to be ready for it. I bought the book "Pathways to the Common Core" by Calkins, Ehrenwo... read more | 93 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Brandy De Alba on Nov 20, 2012 at 10:33pm I have finished chapter 1 and have started chapter 2. I found chapter 1 to be very informative about the positives and negatives of the CCSS. Chapter... read more |
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 Depth journalism look at schooling and English language learnersAdded by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 5, 2012 at 7:06am |
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Added by Tanya Baker on Sep 6, 2012 at 8:45am I am soooo in love with this piece of journalism. I followed posts by Rizga all year, and love this final discussion of her work. Last night I starte... read more |
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| The Alliance for Excellence in Education has published this policy brief to address alignment of CCSS and other new standards with the language profi... read more | 96 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
 Have you read The Quiet Place by Sarah Stewart and David Small?Added by Debra Schneider on Jan 12, 2013 at 4:38pm |
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Added by Brandy De Alba on Jan 21, 2013 at 3:17pm I have not read this book, but due to your summary, I have added it to my book wish list. Has anyone read it? Would you reccommend it for 8th grade? ... read more |
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| At Austin Discovery School, we're prepping for Digital Learning Day by publishing boo... read more | 108 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
 Sentences vs. Real Writing for Arab ELLs in CollegeAdded by Nereida Llonch on Dec 22, 2012 at 9:18am |
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Added by Brandy De Alba on Jan 1, 2013 at 4:57pm Wow, I am very frustrated for you but appreciate that you continue to push for change! An article you may use with your faculty is The Culturally Res... read more |
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| Is “good teaching” enough for English learners, or do they need something more? ... read more | 143 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Hi! ... read more | 145 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez on Jan 24, 2012 at 4:03pm Hi Shannon, ... read more |
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| The other day, I was having a terrible time with my cable signal at home. Since I have a bundled package that includes phone service, internet ... read more | 147 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| In the recent years iPads have grown in the classroom and into the hands of students. In the past month Apple has focused on education with the re... read more | 149 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Paul Oh on Feb 15, 2012 at 10:47am Antonio, ... read more |
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| In todays growing technology world it is important that educators utilize this type of environment to their advantage. Every student has the capabi... read more | 152 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Katie McKay on Oct 2, 2011 at 10:45am Antonio, it is so true that this 'tech world' is so important in our classrooms if we hope to prepare our students for the 'real world'. As I'v... read more |
