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Common Core | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. May 8, 2013. I have been hearing from many friends who work as K-12 teachers, as well as some teacher educator colleagues here in California, that they are excited to see the coming of the Common Core standards. However, what I want to address here is that regardless of the specifics of the content of the new Common Core standards, they are actually a continuation of ...
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Policy | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. November 19, 2015. Can we measure it? Do some have more of it than others? I have just started to reread Stephen Gould’s “The Mismeasure of Man” If you have not read it it is a must read, especially for anyone who calls themselves an educator. Their score on the IQ test. How do we know that the IQ test is valid? The uni-dimensiality of intelligence has currently falle...
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Gifted and Talented | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. May 18, 2015. The National Association for Gifted Children. Just as with learning disabilities, the label is highly subjective. As can be seen, the definition is quite vague. The “objective” part comes from scores on standardized achievement tests and IQ tests, both of which I find highly suspect. [2]. While we find students from low-income backgrounds and minorities ...
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2015 | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. The War on Blacks? March 13, 2016. The United States has by an astronomical amount the largest proportion of its population in prison compared to other countries. Our competition, (though we still have them beat) are places like Russia and Uganda, and maybe China, though reliable statistics for China are hard to come by. Now add to that the recent voter suppression la...
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Top Favorites | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. Atwell, Nancy. In the Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading and Learning. Berger, Ron. An Ethic of Excellence :. Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students. Heinemann, 2003. Calkins, Lucy McCormick. The Art of Teaching Writing. 2nd ed. Calkins’ step by step instructions for how to create a writer’s workshop in your classroom and how to d...In each c...
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Recommended Books | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. Atwell, Nancy. In the Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading and Learning. Berger, Ron. An Ethic of Excellence :. Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students. Heinemann, 2003. Calkins, Lucy McCormick. The Art of Teaching Writing. 2nd ed. Calkins’ step by step instructions for how to create a writer’s workshop in your classroom and how to d...In each c...
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Just for Fun | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. These are non educational sites for fun, entertaiment, or general interest. Santa Cruz Board and Parlor Games. This is a link to a MeetUp group that I started. We meet together once or twice a month to play games and generally have a good time! Nick Meier Backpack Trip Reports. Elizabeth Good, Psychic. Http:/ www.elizabethgood.com. Santa Cruz Bike Tours. 8220;We offer...
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Political | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. Progressive Political Activism Websites. 8220;CREDO is a social change organization that supports activism and funds progressive nonprofits… Over the course of our history, CREDO has raised and donated over $73 million for progressive nonprofit groups like Democracy Now! Friends Committee on National Legislation. League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters, a n...
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Financial Crises and Austerity | Nicholas Meier
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Bilingual and Multicultural Education. School Reform, Theory and Research. Multicultural and Bilingual Book Publishers. Index of My Posts. Financial Crises and Austerity. July 13, 2015. Have you noticed that while it is the rich and powerful that create nation-wide and even worldwide financial crises through their greed and desire for quick profits at whatever cost, it is the working class and poor that are expected to pay for the mess they create? This entry was posted in 2015. Sharing Economy →. Email ...
