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Shaii Kiriati

Grades

What do you think about grades? How should grades be given? Should students give the teachers grades too? What about exams and tests? How...

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Mike

In Memoriam: Theodore Ryland Sizer-June 23, 1932 - October 21, 2009

Hi All...... hope this finds you well! Sizer and his ideas have influenced my work for many years.... Some highlights from around the w...

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Connie Weber

Who is the learner of the future? What matters most for this learner?

Let's say you're at a cocktail party or a picnic. You're among friends, so you feel pretty easy about chatting, you can "speak your gut" ...

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Mike

Does Obama Believe in School Integration? by Richard Kahlenberg

Hi All... hope this finds everyone well. Those of you who have read some of my other posts on the subject of school integration may be se...

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0 Nov 21
Sukhpreet Kaur

Effective Online Teaching - 2

This class will focus on ways the bricks and mortar teacher can get started with online tools such as a wiki, blog or You Tube. Effectiv...

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0 Nov 18
Connie Weber

David Attenborough speaks

"As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, and in association with the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Annual Meeting, Dav...

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3 Nov 11
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Sarah Summey

Selective Mute Student.

Last year for one of my college courses I took a class in teaching reading to elementary school children. For this class we needed to do ...

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4 Nov 5
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Shaii Kiriati

Grades

What do you think about grades? How should grades be given? Should students give the teachers grades too? What about exams and tests? How...

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33 Oct 31
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Lynn Barendsen

GoodWork Toolkit Blog

Thought I'd let you all know we've just posted a new blog, and invite you to come read about choices, good work, and how we might help ou...

Started by Lynn Barendsen

4 Oct 29
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Mike

In Memoriam: Theodore Ryland Sizer-June 23, 1932 - October 21, 2009

Hi All...... hope this finds you well! Sizer and his ideas have influenced my work for many years.... Some highlights from around the w...

Started by Mike

2 Oct 29
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Connie Weber

Who is the learner of the future? What matters most for this learner?

Let's say you're at a cocktail party or a picnic. You're among friends, so you feel pretty easy about chatting, you can "speak your gut" ...

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105 Oct 27
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Connie Weber

What are your current challenges?

Hello All, Here's a "community check-in forum." Wondering: what are your current challenges? We're on our way in a new academic year--or ...

Started by Connie Weber

4 Oct 24
Reply by Marie Doherty
Ashley L. Miller

"Where Do the Children Play?" Project

Outdoor play--unstructured, unscheduled, open-ended--is essential to a healthy childhood. A wide body of research is now showing that pla...

Started by Ashley L. Miller

1 Oct 21
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