Miami-Dade County Public Schools Address Outdoor Suspensions
…to say that he has become one of the foremost leaders of school district innovation. In terms of addressing school attendance, and especially how it relates to outdoor suspensions, he…
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What Do We Mean When We Say a Text Is Appropriate?
…Morality, Obligation, and Age Appropriateness,” “The term “age appropriate” is one of the most misleading and misunderstood terms in English. On its face, it seems reasonable and useful—but the fact…
Teaching Grammar . . . or Teaching Language?
…my students feel insecure about) or diagramming (which many of them don’t know how to do and think this class is going to be about), or esoteric terms like antecedents,…
Teaching Jewish History and Culture
…using Christian terminology and events to discuss history. Instead, teachers can adopt the religiously neutral terms “BCE” (before the Common Era) and “CE” (Common Era). The Jewish experience is not…
A Rock Song
…But behold, for the terminal moraine is not yet reached, nor is it seen from where we’ve both been placed, and you will outlast those smaller chunks of lesser stuff…
5 Easy Steps to Create a Successful Story This School Year
…story has a climax (a dangerous word in middle school, so be careful). This is the story’s highest point of action. In terms of classroom and school improvement, this would…
Dual Enrollment: The Good, the Bad, and the Potentially Ugly, Part I
…after high school even more challenging. In “The Debt Divide: The Racial and Class Bias Behind the ’New Normal’ of Student Borrowing” (2015), Mark Huelsman explores the long-term, consequential impact…
Activating Learning: Teaching for Metacognition
…a moment of difficulty and then brainstorm ways they might solve similar problems in the future. Foreground difficulty in course design: scaffold challenging learning activities early in the term so…
Professional and Personal Learning Networks
…Richard DuFour writes that: The idea of improving schools by developing professional learning communities is currently in vogue. People use this term to describe every imaginable combination of individuals with…
Advocacy Month Week 3: Sharing Your Stance with Others
…committee. This week, spend some time thinking about your message. Read the sections Stay on Point, Thinking Long Term/Celebrating Short Term, and Discover Who’s in Charge. As you consider some…
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