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111. The Benefits of Student Blogging
June 04, 2015
As technology becomes more prevalent in today’s schools, students grow up with a greater awareness of the variety of uses of technology. For most of them, technological innovations are simply a way of life. Capitalizing on this is the classroom is essential and one of the best ways to accomplish tha...
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112. What are Main Idea Questions?
May 21, 2015
When teaching strategies, hints and clues about how to discover the main idea of a paragraph, it is best to begin with teaching the “wh-words.” Wh-words are those words that begin questions that are asked to gather information; for example, who, what, which, how, etc. Talk about detectives and polic...
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113. How to Help Students With Increasingly Complex Text
May 18, 2015
Helping Students with Increasingly Complex Text The Common Core notes one of the major key shifts in its standards: that students have experience in “regular |
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114. I Homeschool My Child.....Should I Care About PARCC or Smarter Balanced Tests?
May 11, 2015
The number of families homeschooling in the United States is growing by leaps and bounds. According to the online journal, Education News, homeschooling has increased by 75% over the past 14 years. Homeschooling parents have the luxury of teaching their children the way they see fit. They can teach ...
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115. 7 Ways PTAs Can Impact Student Learning
April 14, 2015
PTA’s are traditionally known for supporting the schools with engaging programs and activities. At my children’s schools, for example, the PTA runs talent shows, organizes classroom and school-wide parties, and holds fundraisers for items such as playground equipment and classroom technology. In the...
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116. Surviving Standardized Tests: Helping Students Make the Grade
September 22, 2014
With standardized tests right around the corner, teachers may worry about their students’ ability to succeed on the test – especially with the transition many states are making to Common Core-aligned tests. In New Jersey, the NJ ASK test this year will still be used, but beginning with the 2014-15 s...
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117. 5 Simple Ways to Incorporate Common Core Literacy Standards in Social Studies and Science
August 19, 2014
“The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school.” The implication of this statement means that today, more than ever, the responsibility of teaching literacy skills rests not only with ELA teachers but also w...
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118. PARCC Implementation: Discussion and Implications for ELA
August 18, 2014
Data-driven instruction, The Common Core, College and Career Readiness. These are terms that have become a mainstay of the educational landscape in 2013, affecting anyone involved in education – from students to teachers, administrators, parents, and legislators. One aspect of the adoption o...
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119. Keeping PARCC in Mind for ELA... Without Teaching to the Test
August 17, 2014
With the transition between the now-familiar NJ ASK test and the new PARCC assessment, teachers may be wondering how to adequately prepare their students. Teachers who st...
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120. Keeping PARCC in Mind for Math... Without Teaching to the Test
August 13, 2014
Last week we looked at ways to prepare students for the PARCC assessment without falling prey to simply “teaching to the test”. With the following recommendations, |
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