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CU4TechCon 2015 |
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. Last May I received an email from my district’s director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment regarding an educational technology conference being hosted by the Champaign Unit 4 school district. Unit 4 was seeking presenters for their conference. I decided to take a risk and offer to present on Kahoot! I had seven teachers attend my session, including a college professor and three school librarians! My last session of the day was le...
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. In case I haven’t said it yet, welcome to my blog! Whether you are an educator, a student, a parent, a friend, a family member, or you just happen to have stumbled upon. Adventures in Teaching Fourth. I hope you’ve found something here worthwhile! As a visitor to. Adventures in Teaching Fourth. You have the right to disagree. You may not like my ideas. You may think I am totally out to left field. You have the right to say so. I have the ...
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Book Review: Empowering Families |
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. Book Review: Empowering Families. And just a few days ago, Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education for the United States of America, announced an initiative to promote family engagement with the development of a Family and Community Engagement. Website that builds on last year’s Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships. Empowering Families: Practical Ways to Involve Parents in Boosting Literacy, Grades Pre-K-5. Support ...
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Book Review I: Setting Limits in the Classroom |
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. Book Review I: Setting Limits in the Classroom. So, why did I have such a great time working with these students when others have not? I decided that I actually enjoy reading the books I acquired during my college courses, so I started reading. Setting Limits in the Classroom. Setting Limits in the Classroom. Method, but the. Setting Limits in the Classroom. Setting Limits in the Classroom. Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to s...
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Book Review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things |
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. Book Review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things. Several years ago I encountered a book by Patrick Rothfuss. The Name of the Wind. I loved it and immediately tracked down the second book,. The Wise Man’s Fear. The third book in the series,. The Doors of Stone. The Slow Regard of Silent Things. What is a trunk manuscript? From YA author Jennifer R. Hubbard as an explanation of trunk manuscripts and what to do with them.) This is a co...Click...
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Collaborative Discussions |
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. I am not one of those teachers. So even though today was the last Tuesday of my students’ fourth grade career, even though it was the last Tuesday of this academic year, and even though we are now 13 hours and 30 minutes of school time (actually just 12 hours of instructional time) away from the end of the year, I am still teaching and I am still assessing. I think . . . because . . . 8216;s comment reminds me of . . . The entire conversa...
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Another Year Gone |
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The adventures of a fourth grade teacher in East Central Illinois. And we are done. I have to say, this has been a draining year, physically, mentally, and emotionally. There have been a lot of challenges. I’d like to say we overcame all of them, but I don’t know if that is quite true. We overcame a lot of them, though. From the first day to the the end, we have grown. Was it a home run? No, not really. Was it the best year I’ve ever had? No Was it the worst? So, what did we do yesterday afternoon? Click...
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