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Aug 29th #engchat w/ Holly Ojalvo of NYTimes Learning Network

Aug 29th #engchat w/ Holly Ojalvo of NYTimes Learning NetworkI had the pleasure of meeting ... read more
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Came across this fascinating resource from the Internet Archive that I thought I'd pass along: TV News coverage from that day, September 11th, 2011: ... read more
What are you discovering in your first days and weeks back to school? Do you have insights, resources or questions to share? ... read more 794 Views 5 comments
We had our first staff day today -- it was all about Common Core transition and the use of an online Curriculum Mapping program that we will be using... read more

Toxic Environment

Today was my first day back to school. I can't say that the day was too perplexing seeing how the students don't start until after Labor Day. My cla... read more
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Hi - I work in an alternative setting (the extra-challenging students) and have some basic philosophical differences with fellow staff and my adminis... read more

Cell phone usage in the classroom.

Last year I embraced the fact students were going to use their cell phones no matter whether I told them to put them away or not. I experimented with... read more
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The upside of tough economic times is that many school districts, including mine, are exploring BYOD possibilities.  This switch requires puttin... read more
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