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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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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...

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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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Mike

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT TEACHING!?!?

Hi All.... thought it might be fun to create a list of things we continue to love about TEACHING!!!! Here are a few of mine to start u...

Started by Mike

23 Oct 21
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Mike

SCHOOL CHANGE--ROOT QUESTION- WHAT DO ALL CHILDREN NEED?

Hi All.... hope this finds you well. There is a lot of work going on concerning school reform....standard, curriculum, teacher training,...

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7 Oct 21
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