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Tag Archives: middle school
The Pandemic and Rural Schools
I had a chance to chat virtually with Michael Fawcett, who teaches 5th grade geography and mathematics in a rural Virginia school district. His district chose to go 100% virtual rather than risk the possibility of exposing students to Covid-19. … Continue reading
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Tagged covid, google for education, middle grades, middle school, online learning, rural schools, virtual learning
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Students keeping organized with online tools
Let me rant once again about teachers using different tools for learning and their impact on kids (such as our own): It is frustrating and, worse, detrimental in their attempts to keep organized. You might remember this post from two … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom, Parents, School, Teachers
Tagged chromebook, emily auerswald, google doc, google for education, microsoft, middle school, steve isaacs, westland middle school
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Connecting at school: The importance of a caring adult
As readers of this blog know, our son has moved from an intimate elementary school setting to a large middle school, and his move – and what I’ve heard from a few friends about their own kids’ experiences at other … Continue reading
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
Tuesday Tidbits, November 23, 2010
Have a great Thanksgiving holiday this week, kind readers! The new Education Next is out and is very much worth reading. I was particularly interested in Mike Petrilli’s piece on differentiated instruction, something that was covered in this blog a … Continue reading
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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Tagged classroom, classroom design, jon saphier, middle school, promethean, skillful teaching, slate, stations
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