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Think Critically this Summer!

Summer Summer Summer time…. don’t just sit back and rewind.  This summer take the opportunity to try new strategies, increase your content knowledge and think critically. As teachers across the nation move to adopt 21st century skills into their teaching practice, not…

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Assessing our Students Authentically

We know that knowledge can be demonstrated in multiple ways such as verbal explanation, demonstration, illustration, and writing. The notion of multiple representation brings forth a whole new way of assessing students knowledge and gives credence to the idea that…

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ISTE 2017: Lessons Learned

If your looking to explore a classroom of the future, then look no further than an ISTE conference.  Here you will see innovative approaches to teaching and learning from schools and districts around the world.  From 3-d printers that allow…

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Top 8 Strategies to Using Assessment

It is used to track students, evaluate teachers and determine a schools’ performance. It causes a sense of fear and anxiety for students and teachers alike and can influence funding,  ratings, and the housing market.  Yes, assessment is the “elephant…

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The Ripple Effect

Being a teacher is a powerful force, it can shake the surface of a young soul like an earthquake, and cause a ripple effect that can last a lifetime.   It is the”why” for many of us who enter the…

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The Push for Authentic SEL Experiences

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is being touted as a panacea for the emergence of emotional and behavioral issues that are abundant in schools across the country.  This push to develop students’ awareness of themselves, their goals and emotions, as well as…

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Becoming Bilingual

I have worked in the field of education for over ten years, predominantly with Latino English language learners and teachers of English learners as well. I have read numerous articles on bilingualism and second language learning from language acquisition to…

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