Brainology - 0 views
Brainology SCHOOL MATTERS Brainology Transforming Students' Motivation to Learn Carol S. Dweck Winter 2008 This is an exciting time for our brains. More and more research is showing th...
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Learners not Knowers - 0 views
Learners not Knowers Its interesting that the quote I shared with my students the other day was, "The learners shall inherit the earth, while the knowers will be beautifully equipped to live in a ...
Cultivating a Learning Environment - 0 views
Fill your school(s) with learners. When interviewing prospective teachers, ask "Tell me about something that you have learned lately." "How did you learn it?" "What are you seeking to learn more ab...
Catching Readers Before They Fall an interview with the authors - 0 views
Franki: Pat and Katie, you've both done so much work in learning how best to support struggling readers. Can you share any new learning or thinking you have about this topic? Pat: Sure. I'll go ah...
What Does Successful Project Based Learning Look Like - 0 views
The end of the school year presents us with an opportunity for reflection at Envision schools. We take a final measure of students' progress throughout the school year, celebrate the many Envision ...
Fostering Resilience - 0 views
Fostering Resilience: ALL Kids Have a Future cc flickr photo by TMAB2003 I have been pondering educational matters…specifically, the challenges schools face in addressing the needs of ALL student...
Children Who Can Read, But Don't - Tips for Parents - 0 views
Children Who Can Read, But Don't.. Studies show what common sense tells us: the more kids read, the better they read and the more pleasure they get out of reading. Unfortunately, the reverse also...
Sharing Our Lives As Readers With Our Studentts - 0 views
Franki Sibberson As a classroom teacher, sharing my own life as a reader has always been an important part of my teaching. I believe that if we are to have authentic conversations with kids about ...
7 Places to Get Free - 0 views
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The Medium Is the Medium - 0 views
The Medium Is the Medium Recently, book publishers got some good news. Researchers gave 852 disadvantaged students 12 books (of their own choosing) to take home at the end of the school year. They...
10 Ways to be a light-hearted teacher - 0 views
10 Ways to Be a Light-Hearted Teacher While browsing on the internet I found the article "10 Ways to Be a Light-Hearted Parent" by Gretchen Rubin. I absolutely loved the article and I immediately ...
It's Easy… - 0 views
It's Easy… Which path will you take? Image from http://bit.ly/pASkSU As educators, we are often faced with an opportunity to take the easy road or the hard road. The easy road often works for u...
David B. Cohen, who - 0 views
David B. Cohen, who teaches at the upscale Palo Alto High School in CA, summed it up nicely: What I wish people would realize is that "good" Schools with high test scores don't think of their inst...
Today U R U - 0 views
Teachers in Tiaras ("Today You are You") A famous quote by the children's author Dr. Seuss says, "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." I like t...
Letter writing to the future - 0 views
Letter writing seems to be a lost art, but it is still a standard. I personally love writing letters of appreciation, love, or simply just because as often as I can! To teach letter writing can be ...
Spelling mistakes cost millions - 0 views
Spelling mistakes 'cost millions' in lost online sales 13 July 2011 Last updated at 21:09 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent Customer spending on a website can be cut in half by ...
Evolutionary Lessons for PLC's - 0 views
Evolutionary Lessons for PLC Principals When Theodore Roosevelt lost his final race for the presidency in 1912, he was crushed. A bold and determined man who had conquered in nearly every person...
A Strategy Lesson for "Drive-Thru" Readers - 0 views
http://www.choiceliteracy.com A Strategy Lesson for "Drive-Thru" Readers Aimee Buckner Early in the year, like many teachers across the country, I work diligently to teach and reteach my students...
Sixteen Qualities Of a Good Teacher - 0 views
Sixteen Qualities Of A Good Teacher Photo by Moving Mountains Trust Good teachers are rare, and few people, including school administrators who hire teachers, know what it takes to be one. Altho...
A Popular Principal, - 0 views