Monthly Archives: September 2012

Revise Back to School Night

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Abner Oakes

Back to School Night last week, and it felt the same as those other Back to School Nights the last seven years: Very unsatisfying. As I think is typical in other school systems, parents got the schedule of their child … Continue reading →

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The Lakeland Way

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Abner Oakes

And here’s my third article on the Common Core for ASCD. You can also see the article here and sign up here to get ASCD’s Common Core-focused newsletter. Enjoy! At Lakeland Joint School District 272, in Rathdrum, Idaho, teachers, staff, … Continue reading →

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Whiteboards and helping students get organized

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Abner Oakes

Last year, I visited a school that had teachers do something that I thought, at that time, was a little too Stepford Wives-ish: At the front of each classroom in that building, the whiteboard was configured in the same way, … Continue reading →

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