Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The Case for The Case Against Zeros

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Cross-posted at Brilliant or Insane Ten years ago Douglas Reeves made a compelling case against zeros. Since then many districts and sc...
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

10 Things That Separate Good Teachers from Great Ones

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Cross Posted at Brilliant or Insane  What separates a good teacher from a great teacher? 1 -- Good teachers teach the subject matter. ...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

Cougar Communication: Graphic Organizer, 1-3-6 Protocol

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Excellence in Education: Graphic Organizers We’re all aware of the research that says students should create graph...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

6 Simple Ways to Energize Your Lessons

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Last week I wrote about the importance of greeting students as they entered your classroom . Now once they're in your class, how do you ...

Helping a Student (Me) Break Out of My Shell

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It’s safer to be quiet. As a freshman in high school I was the prototypical geek, weighing 92-lbs with the glasses to match. I earned A’s,...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Don't Measure Me By My Students' Test Scores

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Cross-posted at Brilliant or Insane     As a lifelong educator, I’d like to believe that all teachers and administrators understand we ca...

What We Can Learn From Richie Incognito, Jonathan Martin and Public Reaction

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Cross-posted at Brilliant or Insane The recent release of Ted Wills's report on Richie Incognito's bullying of Jonathan Martin br...