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Jul
02
2008

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Collaboration…Blocked by a Firewall Near You

You know, sometimes I wonder if I'm not a huge pain in the ass to present for, especially if I love what's going on. I'm one of those audience members who has to verbally digest and implement what I am ...

Jul
02
2008

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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

Jun
25
2008

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The Carnival of Education is in Town!

Welcome to the Carnival of Education #177 hosted this week by Where's the Sun? The theme was empowerment so my entry covers the first step in teacher empowerment, "How to Find a Job in Education that you Love." You may ...

Written by heather in: Ed News, Teacher Resources | Tags: 2008, blog, btsa, Careers, carnival of education, contract, credential, Ed Tech, education, education policy, ELA, employment, How To, jobs, k-12, k12, Language Arts, learning, middle school, new teachers, professional development, teaching, Title I, top 10

Jun
21
2008

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UCI Writers Project

"Oh, you must be so excited to summer break." "Must be nice being a teacher, summer break and all." Don't you just hate it when civilians assume that just because your students are at camp, you are too? Once of the things ...