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Sometimes You Feel Like You Have Not Even A Remote Idea Of What’s Going On!
Several folks from my department were asked to present on various topics during a school district’s Professional Development day today. Literacy, math, assessment, science, STEM, … the gamut of what we all do. The day took place at one of...
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Fri, Sep 19 2014 3:53 PM
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Close Reading? OK, How About Close Doing?
“Reading” Sebastien Wiertz Close reading is one of the “strategies du jour”. From the Common Core State Standards in ELA: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make...
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Mon, Oct 06 2014 1:42 PM
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Going From 1:1 To Not 1:1 … Temporarily Even Is Tough … More Thoughts
We have 30 laptops charged and ready that are still not on the school district network after 15 weeks of school … should be put on soon … fingers crossed! For the last 3 years my class has been a 1:1 laptop class … but for various reasons...
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 10:06 PM
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Thoughts On The New Elementary and Secondary Education Act “Blueprint”
Some quick thoughts / reactions about the new ESEA “Blueprint” that just came out. Note that my thoughts are shaded deeply by the fact that I teach elementary school: Innovation is not just taking a “proven” or “promising” already tried technique or program...
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Mon, Mar 15 2010 10:32 PM
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A Conversation About “The BluePrint”
Massie Ritsch http://twitter.com/ED_Outreach (link to his appearance on The Colbert Report) with the US Department of Education, and a teacher on special assignment named Jose (didn’t get his last name, my fault), contacted me through Twitter after...
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Thu, Mar 18 2010 10:40 AM
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Not there yet, but another step closer
We have had 30 laptops now for over a week, but they still haven’t been put on “the network” because they need to be tagged (inventory control) by the school district 1st, and only then can I make an appointment with IT to come out to...
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Thu, Nov 19 2009 7:30 PM
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Is There A Change of Heart Brewing About Race To The Top?
I have long questioned why a policy like Race To The Top that is supposed to be about promoting innovation in education, has had such a narrow focus on charter schools, relying on standardized test scores to evaluate teachers, as well as assuming that...
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Mon, Jul 26 2010 9:17 AM
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The LA Test Score Debacle
- This post is actually a comment I left on the “Taking Note” blog. The author, John Merrow wrote about his support of the LA Times plan to publish student test scores as a way to “out” teachers: Face it. … Continue reading...
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Sat, Aug 21 2010 10:44 PM
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A 4 Year Anniversary To Remember
Four years ago, January 24, 2007, was the first day we Skyped into our classroom a classmate that couldn’t attend school because she had leukemia and the side effects from the chemo therapy she was receiving, made it impossible for … Continue...
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The Tightwad Tech – The Interview
A few weeks ago, after many attempts trying to find a time we could all make, Mark and Shawn at The Tightwad Tech managed to coral Lisa Parisi and myself across timezones long enough to interview us about how we … Continue reading → Read More...
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Long Winded Morning
I got to spend the morning Monday in Gardnerville, Nevada, working with elementary and middle school teachers exploring wind energy. The Carson Range in early morning light, Gardnerville, Nevada. I was helping Lou Loftin, the...
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Wed, Jan 09 2013 9:00 PM
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STEM Education – What Could/Should That Look Like?
As I started my new job as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) facilitator for six counties in northern Nevada not long ago, one of my first self assigned tasks has been to clarify just what being a STEM school … Continue reading →...
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Really? – LAUSD considers making arts education a ‘core subject’
Is this a sign that some level of common sense has returned to education? From the article in Southern California Public Radio: “The L.A. Unified school board will vote on a measure Tuesday that would make arts education a “core subject,”...
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Thu, Oct 04 2012 5:54 PM
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Beginning of the Year Classroom Learning Ideas
Over the years I’ve posted about lessons and activities I’ve used successfully to start off the year. Here are some of them in case they help: 1) “Getting To Know You” is how I started my year with my students … Continue...
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Wed, Aug 28 2013 3:39 PM
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The state of education today?
When I visited an elementary school today I saw this on the door to the computer lab: Learning is messy! Read More...
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Mon, May 13 2013 8:50 PM
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