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  • A Year for the Heart

    August 26, 2013

    I am starting to sense a routine emerge as I forge ahead these first almost two weeks of school.  I am totally in love and in awe of my students, and I am inspired by them daily, truly beyond belief.  They are all kind, curious, and funny.  And a few have already taught me more…

  • Providing feedback that moves learning forward

    August 17, 2013

    I just finished reading a chapter in the book titled, Embedded Formative Assessment, by Dylan Wiliam.  I highly recommend it so far.   A math teacher in our high school recommended it to me.  I thought I’d list a few of Dylan’s ideas/statements that made me think.   I just shared these with me fellow…

  • Building Creativity in Ourselves and our Students: Tips to Teach By

    August 17, 2013

    This is a really good article by Robert Sternberg and Wendy Williams on the Center for Development and Learning website, Teaching for Creativity: Two Dozen Tips.  “In this article, we first describe this idea of creativity as a decision, which is formalized as an investment theory of creativity.  Then we describe 24 tips you can…

  • Common Core Standards: Are we on the right track?

    August 12, 2013

    The infographic below appeared in a story, Just How Effective are the Common Core State Standards, on eSchool News this week.  Is the Common Core a lot of hype or will the initiative be successful in closing the achievement gap.  While we do not have 5 years of data to analyze, some analysts suggest that…

  • Recommendations in CFT backpack for reading!

    August 11, 2013

    I have been engaged in reading some interesting books and articles recently.  Here are some recommendations for your bookshelf.  With some of the articles you will only see the abstract because you need a membership to see the full article. Learning 21st Century Skills Requires 21st Century Teaching, by Saavedra and Opfer, Phi Delta Kappan,…

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