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OK, so we preach about differentiating our lessons.  We preach about differentiating our students.  We preach about differentiating our assessments.  But what about differentiating the requirements of our new teacher programs?

Yesterday I was proud to judge a number of our group website entries for our History Day competition.  Three of our history teachers use History Day as a project-based learning opportunity for all of their students.  These students have their ...

So I will be presenting again at CUE this year.  My session, "Podcasting with 70 Middle Schoolers - RU Crazy?!"  has received some great comments in the past and as I've tweaked the class, I've updated my presentation as well. ...

Kids killin' kids for TV viewing pleasure? Great tween reading fun! I just finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins . It took me awhile to get a hold of it because the minute I brought it into my classroom library, ...

We just got word that we will not have our scheduled textbook adoption for ELA this year as planned.  I have to admit, it is disappointing.  I mean, yes it meant I was going to be out of the classroom ...

So we're at my department meeting yesterday, and my head announces that due to budget cuts, we won't be administering the CAT6 this year.  There was this pause in the room that suggested suppressed sarcasm.

I thought I'd share a little of what I'm doing in the classroom with XWikiWorkspaces.  So, going off the frustrating fact that my district is blog-o-phobic, I was wracking my brain in how to teach internet literacy while still catering ...