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Tuesday Tidbits, October 26, 2010

Yup – almost Halloween. Scary! Sean Slade from the Healthy School Communities was the guest blogger for Valerie Strauss’ Washington Post blog Answer Sheet back in August; see his post about social and emotional learning. He writes about the school … Continue reading

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Building the better classroom

Slate has launched its third Hive “crowd sourcing” project, this time focused on modernizing the American classroom. Here’s Linda Perlstein’s kick off article; at its end you can submit your ideas. For me, when I think about the ideal classroom, … Continue reading

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More on Ask Abouts – and designing a better classroom

Yesterday, I wrote briefly about Ask Abouts, prompts from a teacher for parents to ask their child about what’s happening in class, and I got this related idea from a teacher and parent in Elgin, IL: “I am doing this … Continue reading

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