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Transitioning from elementary to middle school
I’m going re-purpose another piece from my past work place, The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, this one a summary of research about elementary to middle school transition, since that process is starting in many schools districts this … Continue reading
The flipped classroom
Back in November, I wrote in this post about the use of technology in elementary schools – or the lack of use – and this video, while about high school, has got me thinking again about technology and its effective … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom, School, School district, Teachers, Teaching
Tagged camtasia, dead poets society, flipped classroom, innovation zone, izone, learning point associates, robin williams, school of one, science leadership academy, technology, unbundled education, university of northern colorado
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Having an edge: Vibrant school culture
I was a college counselor for several years, and one of the things that we talked about when we talked about counseling kids was the issue of “edges.” What edges did young people have that might lift them out of … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom, Principal, School, Teachers
Tagged casey carter, charter school, core ideology, craig jerald, school culture
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Higher level thinking in high school Spanish
I got a great long note from my former student Maija Langeland Scarpaci, who taught high school Spanish for several years. Let me just move aside and let her do the talking: During my last teaching job, I taught the … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom, School, Teachers, Teaching
Tagged advanced placement, bloom's taxonomy, boston college, cervantes, dario, effective questioning, garcia marquez, iep, spanish
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Rigor and asking good questions
I’ve been thinking about rigor these past few weeks, as I’ve had the chance to be in schools and classrooms – always a treat. Just what constitutes rigor in the classroom? What does it mean for students to step up … Continue reading
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Tagged bloom's taxonomy, effective questioning, exit pass, exit slip, exit ticket, Modern Red SchoolHouse, questions, rigor, think time, wait time
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Mathematics musings: the Common Core, algebra, and instruction
I got math on the brain. Scary, I know, for an old English teacher. It started when a friend tweeted this article about a charter school in San Diego that had revamped its math curriculum so that their kids would … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom, Federal policy, School district, Teachers, Teaching
Tagged algebra, center on education policy, Common Core State Standards, denise mewborn, einstein academy, Jon Star, K-12 Mathematics Joint Work Group, mathematics, montgomery county, National Mathematics Advisory Panel, san diego unified school district
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