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Jul
02
2008

The Carnival #178 is in town!

An (aspiring) Educator is hosting this week's Carnival of Education #178. I've tweaked my How to Take Control of Your Teaching list and although it's still in an evolving state, you can read it here. Enjoy the Carnival and the ...

Written by heather in: Ed News, Educational Policy, Teacher Resources | Tags: 2008, achievement gap, assessments, blog, book review, btsa, budget, Careers, carnival of education, character, Character Education, classroom library, collaboration, computers, concrete, contract, CORE, credential, critical thinking, CUE, Curriculum, curriculum design, curriculum development, differentiation, Ed Tech, education policy, ELA, electives, essay, essay starters, jobs, k-12, k12, Language Arts, life long learners, merit pay, metacognition, middle school, NCLB, new teachers, online, peer teaching, performance pay, PI, podcasting, powerpoint, professional development, Proficiency, school accountability, school funding, speeches, standardized testing, technology, tenure, Title I, TLN, top 10, union, voice, websites, Writers Project, writing

May
07
2008

Building Confidence as Test Prep: Part II

I wanted to share an activity I did the day before testing this year. I had the students do a Quickwrite into their Writer's Journals. The sentence stem began as follows: "I am going to kick the CST's butt. I am ...

Written by heather in: Curriculum | Tags: concrete, description, education, Golden Lines, k12, middle school, Quickwrite, sensory detail, standardized testing, teaching, test, test prep

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The Carnival #178 is in town!

Building Confidence as Test Prep: Part II

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