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Getting Creative About Literacy Instruction

The Spring 2012 issue of the Teacher PD Sourcebook highlights instructional efforts that, against difficult odds, are showing signs of success in bringing reading and writing to life for today's students.


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Learning Forward
Common Core Contradictions and Challenges
Results from a new study suggest that professional development around the common standards needs to extend beyond knowledge and skills and address educators' dispositions and ... (05/24 12:43 pm)
Coach G’s Teaching Tips
A Noteworthy Note-Taking System
"Look it up in your notes," I told students when they asked me for information that either I had already given them or they had found on their own. "You're the teacher. You're ... (05/19 10:19 pm)
Leading From the Classroom
Technology for Online Standardized Testing vs. Technology for Teaching, Learning, and Creative Inquiry
As an educational technology geek, what is more exciting than reading about predictions and rumors if the next iPhone will have a larger screen or if the next Macbook Pros ... (05/20 01:10 pm)

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Is There Enough Focus on Teacher Collaboration?

In the Fall issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, a scholar argues that the level of teacher collaboration in a school—what she refers to as a school's 'social capital'—can be a powerful factor in boosting student achievement, perhaps even more powerful than individual teachers' abilities. How strong is teacher collaboration in your school? How well does current education and school-level policy support trust and substantive interaction among teachers? What could be done to improve schools' social capital?

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