August #nctechat: The Power of the PLN
…schoolwork. Learning and life are also about relationships. So it is true that we can no longer think about PD in very concrete terms. PD is not about an event,…
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The Literacy in Learning Exchange
…get started. The list above is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what you can find on the Exchange. Check out all the stakeholders who have contributed…
College Scorecard
…and student success through short-term, economic gains, and of rating colleges comparatively based on these narrow criteria. The consumer-facing College Scorecard, too, met with criticisms about the presentation of data…
Q & A with Les Perelman
…achieve those goals that reinforce best teaching practices. Use the same vocabulary, such as “college readiness,” but define those terms in relation to effective teaching and the document jointly developed…
The Desire for Literacy 2: George
…was outsourced overseas, and the forge closed. The sudden shutting down of the forge, and with it the end of long-term, steady employment, came as a shock: And they closed…
The Singular “They” — When Pronouns Get Personal
…got tired of the fact that men were always Mr., but women were identified by their marital state (Mrs. or Miss). They proposed a different term, Ms., which was attacked…
Teachers Who Keep on Giving
…students cannot concentrate, are tired, lack motivation and energy, have poor academic performances or behavior, and are often sick. Ninety-three percent of educators are concerned about the long-term effects of…
The Territory of Literature
…in terms of gleaning any meaning from a work. We need to consider how events in conjunction with the characters involved give rise to emotional response from the reader.” Because…
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
…relevant teaching is a term created by Gloria Ladson-Billings. What does it mean to develop a culturally relevant pedagogy? How might we think about community in our teaching? In this…
Standing Up for Bullied Students
…do to help? Besides working to balance the bookshelf, Berg suggests “examining the historical development of derogatory terms that students may be using in the school;” “modeling the interrogation of…
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