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Therese Mastro

Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things They Avoid - 2 views

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  • speechcat Willis on 05 Dec 13
     
    I know I have thisngs that I can beef up at times. Thanks for the reminder!
Therese Mastro

When Are Digital Tools Not Just Tools? - 0 views

www.learningunlimitedllc.com/...technology-as-a-tool

Digital tools technology

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  • Therese Mastro on 15 Jul 13
     
    "When technology and digital tools have the power to transform the learning experience - then I think they're not just A tool, they're the RIGHT tool. And, in that case, digital tools should be the tool of choice." "Put effective instruction and student learning first, and tools second. And, learn as much as you can about essential and varied digital tools so that you can help those in your setting - colleagues and students - choose the right tools to support their instruction and student learning."
John Howell

Closing the Summer Reading Gap: You Can Make a Difference! - 2 views

www.hudson.k12.mi.us/index.php

summer_reading reading_gap reading

shared by John Howell on 24 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Regardless of which term is used, the research clearly shows that summer learning loss contributes to the perpetuation of the reading gap between students from low–socioeconomic and high–socioeconomic families.
  • Of even greater concern is the fact that these losses are cumulative, creating a wider gap each year between more proficient and less proficient students. According to Allington, by the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two–year lag in reading achievement.
  • Research consistently shows that struggling readers lose ground over the summer.
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  • Indeed, summer learning loss across five years of elementary school accounted for more than half the difference in the achievement gap between students from high–socioeconomic and low–socioeconomic families.
  • This study not only isolates the distinctive role of schooling in students’ cognitive development but also provides evidence that summer loss is linked to achievement in grade 9 and beyond, separating college–track students from non–college–track students. The gap also is associated with graduation from high school and attendance in college.
  • In a study conducted with elementary–age students, Jimmy Kim found that reading four to five books during the summer was potentially enough to prevent a decline in reading achievement from spring to fall.
  • During “teacher read–aloud time,” share information about a variety of books
  • Share “3–a–day.
  • Distribute older books to students to take home for summer reading
  • keeping the school library open during the summer months
  • There is abundant evidence that summer reading loss is one of the most important factors contributing to the reading achievement gap between students from high–socioeconomic families and low–socioeconomic families. What teachers do during the final month of the school year can increase the odds that students will choose to read over the summer.
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  • Therese Mastro on 28 Apr 13
     
    One of the biggest struggles we all face each September - thanks for sharing...
John Howell

The Classroom Library: A Place for Nonfiction, Nonfiction in Its Place - 1 views

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reading nonfiction classroom_library research pdf

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  • John Howell on 23 Apr 13
     
    "This manuscript provides a rationale for classroom libraries and the need to include nonfiction with them. Guidelines for effective libraries, selecting nonfiction books, and strategies for promoting them are also shared"
Therese Mastro

Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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math

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  • Therese Mastro on 28 Apr 13
     
    "Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them."
John Howell

NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children - 1 views

www.ncte.org/orbispictus

nonfiction booklists reading classroom_library

shared by John Howell on 23 Apr 13 - Cached
  • John Howell on 23 Apr 13
     
    I will use this website to look for non-fiction books to add to the classroom library
John Howell

1-to-1-phase 3-family media agreements.pdf - 1 views

www.commonsensemedia.org/...ase3-familymediaagreements.pdf

digital_citizenship cyberbullying netiquette

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  • John Howell on 18 Apr 13
     
    *pdf* leveled family agreement forms created by Common Sense Media
Therese Mastro

Bringing Close Reading and Accountable Talk into an Interactive Read Aloud of Gorillas ... - 1 views

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Close Reading

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  • Therese Mastro on 14 Apr 13
     
    Lucy Calkins and Colleagues at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project present Bringing Close Reading and Accountable Talk into an Interactive Read Aloud of Gorillas (3-5)
Therese Mastro

Finding Your Inner Teacher Leader - 2 views

www.edweek.org/...tln_allen_advocacy.html

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  • John Howell on 13 Apr 13
     
    This article seems to be a nice mix of Covey's ideas of a Personal Mission Statement and the good ole Teaching Philosophy we all wrote during our college days.
Therese Mastro

The Math Standards and Moving Beyond the Worksheet - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...26crowley.h32.html

Math Instruction

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  • Therese Mastro on 06 Apr 13
     
    Teaching the common standards in math-What it really means..
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