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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Summer time, and the reading’s easy. Isn’t that how the song goes? To my Compelled Blogger Tribe members, I apologize for the tardiness of this post. My house has been more project than home over the last two months, but things are finally (FINALLY! TOP TWO BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS. By Emily St. John Mandel. Yes, I admit, I’m partial to this one because it opens with actors performing a scene from.
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Ready the set – and DOE! | Teacher Soup
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Ready the set – and DOE! As part of my Teaching and Learning Conference experience, I attended a pre-conference workshop at the U.S. Department of Education. Fade in on a girl (. Reference – yes! We’re old buddies! See you tomorrow, Officer Friendly! ESEA was first introduced 50 years ago as a civil rights law. It was meant to provide extra opportunities and support for kids who need it most. As of...
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High school | Teacher Soup
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Category Archives: High school. A few weeks ago, I began reading. The Global Achievement Gap. By Dr Tony Wagner. It was published in 2008, so I realize I’m eight years late to the table, but I’m still so glad I found this book. On just about every page, I’m tempted to write, “Amen,” “Yes,” or “Preach! Perhaps I would not have felt so alone in my professional frustrations. In their Introduction, Dr&...
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My Brain is Upside Down!: May 2015
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My Brain is Upside Down! The journey of a veteran teacher into the 21st century classroom. Saturday, May 30, 2015. Monday, May 25, 2015. 5th Grade Patriotic Program. Tiny Tidbits of Happiness from the Past Week. I received another $1500 grant for technology in my classroom! I almost have enough for a class set of Chromebooks now.) I've had several dreams about how this will change my teaching- and they're really good dreams! She is doing some amazing things at her school and it's only her first year.
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Category Archives: School start time. Wake up, America: high school starts too early. Today I read an article on NPR.org entitled “High Schoolers and Snooze Buttons: A Public Health Crisis? Please allow a young Olson to capture my response:. 8221; The resounding answer would be yes. Unless the kid is asleep, in which case you could safely take their response as an affirmative. But wait, you say, mi...
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Let’s Save Education! | Teacher Soup
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Let’s Save Education! As I stood at the sink washing dishes today, I kept thinking: how can I make a difference in education? I had just scrolled through my Twitter feed, and it seems like everyone else in the world is thinking, writing, getting their voices out there and. I have no PhD. There are so many people smarter than me. New Strength:. I’m a stay-at-home mom, not a professional. N...I’...
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DOE – Take Two | Teacher Soup
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. DOE – Take Two. Grab a seat and bust open that box of SnoCaps, ladies and gentlemen, because… well, does anyone really need a reason to eat SnoCaps? Since you’re eating them anyway, you might as well read about what happened next in my Teaching and Learning pre-conference experience at the U.S. DOE. Sunny and from Florida. Orange you glad I made that joke? A wish-list of professional organizations ...
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Uncategorized | Teacher Soup
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Picture with Post-It Note Activity. This post is for my new #Sunchat peeps! Picture with Post It Notes CCSS. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. March 8, 2015. Don’t Just Appreciate Teachers, Pay Them. What do English teachers and Gollum have in common? Moments of Professional Growth. On Summer Reading Recommendations. On What do English teachers and Gollum have in common? Most Likely to Succeed.
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Don’t Just Appreciate Teachers, Pay Them. Teacher Appreciation Week kind of irks me. Don’t get me wrong. I love being appreciated. I continue to treasure every single note and email from my students and their parents, and I still reread them regularly. Those words truly make me feel like I achieved my deepest desires as a high school teacher: to make a difference in young people’s lives. According ...
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Thinking about the ingredients of American education. Lesson Plan for George Washington’s Farewell Address. Picture with Post-It Note Activity. This post is for my new #Sunchat peeps! Picture with Post It Notes CCSS. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. March 8, 2015. Going Pro in Education. An idea: Teachers create a National Congress of Educators →. Don’t Just Appreciate Teachers, Pay Them. What do English teachers and Gollum have in common? Moments of Professional Growth. Most Likely to Succeed.
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