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Here are two recent children's book recommendations I made at Browseabout Books. For our teacher friends, these would make excellent additions to your classroom libraries. Ilona Holland’s children’s book George Washington’s Remarkable Solutions presents an information-rich look at Washington’s innovations and architectural feats at his Mount Vernon estate without shying from the issue of slavery. Holland's approach... Continue Reading →
Academic interventions are more than individualized action plans designed and implemented to improve failing grades. Mindfully and cooperatively designed interventions provide opportunities to build relationships and soft skills related to emotional intelligence, adaptability, and resiliency. Delving into some of the philosophies behind the practice of intervention can also provide educators with new insights into assessment,... Continue Reading →
Proofreading can be a habit just as much as a set of skills, and consistent use of informal writing checklists can help to foster this habit in students. Structured proofreading is an ubiquitous part of composing essays, assembling projects, and writing reports, the big summative projects occurring every-once-in-a-while in our jam-packed curriculums, but are occasional applications... Continue Reading →
We don’t give a teenager the car keys to run errands without having taught the young person how to drive, so why would we bombard students with assignments from multiple teachers without having taught them how to manage workloads? Where do they even begin? Prioritizing tasks can be difficult for adults with excellent executive functioning... Continue Reading →
Many interns I have worked with possess the common misconception writing multiple-choice items is quick, easy, and assessments composed of these items are a breeze to administer and score. Reality sets in as they draft their first sets of questions and submit these to me for feedback. They find themselves suddenly in the weeds of communicating... Continue Reading →
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