March 2008 - Posts
Today was a very surreal day. In someways, it was quite typical and other ways totally random, but let's see if you find any humor in any of this... It starts with me being generally proud of myself for arriving to work on time. Generally, I am early,
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When I say track, some may automatically assume I mean academic tracking. You know, that evil way some kids are "guided" toward either a more challenging curriculum or an easier one. That isn't so much what I mean in this case. I have noticed statistically
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Differentiation. It is a buzz word in the classroom. It is the new wave, and a non-negotiable in our classrooms. I don't have a problem with that. All of my kids have different needs, both academically and socially. I can't "teach toward the middle."
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Any teacher worth his or her salt is always asking if their teaching is effective. We hear all the talk behind ongoing assessment, both informal and formal, as well as formative and summative assessment. I won't bore you with what any good teacher should
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Any school is "special" as I like to say, but my school is "extra-special." Let me preface everything by saying that I love "who" I teach. That is the only way that you can work where I work. I look at my students (and their peers) day in and out, and
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