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Revisiting posts by myself and others about teaching using scripts, and teaching general, Doug Noon fleshes out my arguments (not original) that no script can take the place of a professional educator in Borderland » Blog Archive » The Right Way to Teach
It reminded me of an earlier post here by Mathew Needleman: » Letter [...]

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As in many “At Risk” or Title 1 schools, my school (with the exception of a few teachers) stopped teaching Science and Social Studies and made art only something you do on special occasions like Christmas or Valentines Day - to focus entirely on “Literacy” and math. This was pretty much universally true in the [...]

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Many bloggers have written complaining about teachers not using technology in their classrooms. Rather than complain, Jeff Utecht’s recent post on “Evaluating Technology Use” established a rubric for evaluating technology use. But what if you are a new teacher or you aren’t using technology in your classroom now? It’s not reasonable to expect that you’re [...]

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My class has been involved in a 1:1 laptop pilot for about a year now (as 4th and now 5th graders). There have been certain advantages to being the “Lone Ranger” in this endeavor. I fly “under the radar,” because this is not a grant driven project. Its something we are doing [...]

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cross-posted from Creating Lifelong Learners
Listening to one teacher talk for six hours a day can be boring for anyone. If you have limited English language experience, as many Title I students do, it can be torturous and incomprehensible. Rather than bemoan students’ lack of interest, how about changing your act? You can make content [...]

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