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Nica Nogard

Must Have Teacher Interview Guide - 1 views

I am a newly qualified teacher and I am very excited to work on my first job. I already applied to one of the most prestigious universities in our place yet I am a little bit hesitant if I can answ...

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Beth Miller

Who Benefits From the Expansion of A.P. Classes? - The New York Times - 0 views

  • These success-against-all-odds stories are captivating. It’s hard to overstate how much “Stand and Deliver” — the 1988 movie about an A.P. calculus teacher who overcame the odds when all his low-income Latino students passed the exam — has influenced many advocates’ perceptions about what an A.P. class can do. And things like this do happen; “Stand and Deliver” is based on real events. But they’re anomalous. Yom credits his success to a number of things: a math department that lays out clear expectations from ninth grade on about what students need to know to get to A.P. calculus, a mentor who has taught A.P. calculus at Lincoln High for 16 years and his own ability to devote countless hours to his students. But once Yom is married and has children, he told me, it simply won’t be sustainable to continue spending so much time with his classes.
  • Even if students don’t pass the test, there is reason to believe that simply taking A.P. courses is valuable. After all, many students receive passing grades in their courses while still failing the A.P. exam. But because so much focus is on the test — the College Board tracks only participation and outcomes from the tests, not the classes — and because numbers are so much easier to measure than the far more intangible benefits of teaching and learning, the real value of A.P.s can be hard to assess. It seems logical to assume that taking a more rigorous course can have benefits in and of itself: by opening horizons, by sending a message to students that they are capable. And many teachers and students feel that way. Calid Shorter, 17, who was in Fuchs’s A.P. government class this past year, says she was one of his best teachers. “They really care,” he says. “Pushing me into classes has been a benefit — it’s given me more of a go-getter mind-set.”
  • Is it effective to be investing the time and resources in a program whose benefits seem so difficult to pin down?
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  • Klopfenstein argues that the A.P. program should remain accessible, but that it must be accompanied by regular classes in which students learn skills like note-taking, outlining and intellectual discipline. Others think the mandates on the number of A.P. classes must go, that districts should instead look at which subjects might benefit the most students, rather than arbitrarily drawing a line. Some even advocate for keeping the classes but getting rid of the high-stakes tests at the end.
Beth Miller

Using Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences to Build Relationships | Edutopia - 2 views

  • A powerful student-led parent-teacher conference focuses on student learning goals we can set by examining the student's work. This is an active event in which the learner and those responsible for supporting her education identify her strengths and areas of growth and make plans to address these areas.
Karen Gray

Student Blogs: Learning to Write in Digital Spaces | Langwitches Blog - 2 views

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    This teacher resource could be useful for anyone interested in teaching students how to blog well.
Karen Gray

Three Classroom Blogging Tips for Teachers - The Tempered Radical - 0 views

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    Very useful ideas and perspective.
Karen Gray

Harvard Education Letter/Flipping for Beginners - 0 views

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    from the text: "Teacher pioneers in this new practice say that, when flipped, the standard instructional cycle looks something like this: "
Beth Miller

Teacher Resources - Center for the Liberal Arts - 0 views

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    A robust list of websites and resources searchable by content areas like: art &music, classics, english, french, history, science, spanish. Sponsored by UVA's Center for Liberal Arts.
Beth Miller

Why Students Should Take the Lead in Parent-Teacher Conferences | MindShift - 1 views

  • he asks them to choose three examples that help them tell their parents a deeper story: one that shows they have recognized both a personal strength and an area in which they are struggling. Most students, he says, have never thought about their learning in this way. Nor have most of their parents.
  • kids learn to advocate for themselves
  • “What do I do well?” and “How can I build on this?”
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    Chris found this article.  Great suggestions for when our 9th and 10th grade advisees lead their parent-advisor conferences in December.
Karen Gray

100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers - 1 views

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    This list is worth examining.
Michele Mathieson

https://learni.st/users/laura.g.robertson.1/boards/18235-twitter-for-teachers - 0 views

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    Twitter How To from Laura Robertson
Michele Mathieson

historyteachers - YouTube - 0 views

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    What a fun, educational way for students (or even teachers) to show what they know. Would love to work with anyone who wants to try this this year.
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