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Curriculum CTQ Collaboratory Cross-Age Teaching: Helping Struggling Readers Become Reflective Learners
Deidra Gammill, a high school English and reading teacher, says her students have become confident and reflective readers, in part by becoming teachers themselves.
Deidra Gammill, April 9, 2014
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Curriculum Opinion 'You Mean I'm Not Done Yet?': Using Portfolios to Improve Editing Skills
High school language arts teacher Marie Levey-Pabst explains how she got her students to revise their own writing and make their grades more meaningful.
Marie Levey-Pabst, April 7, 2014
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4 min read
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Curriculum CTQ Collaboratory Engaging Students in Research Writing
Middle school language arts teacher Sarah Goodis-Orenstein explains how she uses real-world research projects to tap students' creativity and engagement.
Sarah Goodis-Orenstein, April 2, 2014
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6 min read
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School Climate & Safety Opinion What Teachers Need to Know About 'Networked' Teens
Middle school teacher Jody Passanisi says that youth researcher danah boyd's new book dispels many preconceived notions about teens and technology.
Jody Passanisi, April 1, 2014
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Curriculum CTQ Collaboratory Nine Do's and Don'ts for Cultivating Student Autonomy
Teacher Sandy Merz tries to find what makes students learn best, starting with autonomy over their own learning.
Sandy Merz, March 19, 2014
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English teacher Nancy Barile uses "Bowling for Columbine," a documentary by Michael Moore, in her film course.
English teacher Nancy Barile uses "Bowling for Columbine," a documentary by Michael Moore, in her film course.
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Standards & Accountability CTQ Collaboratory How Movies Can Connect Students to Writing and the Common Core
Teacher Nancy Barile writes how she found movies could help students understand using evidence to support claims and how to analyze literary and informational texts, among other skills required by the common standards.
Nancy Barile, March 4, 2014
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Teaching Profession Opinion An Essential Question for Developing Student-Centered Classrooms
Many classrooms could benefit by making students more responsible for things that teachers are accustomed to doing for them, Principal Tom Bonnell says.
Thomas Bonnell, February 4, 2014
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3 min read
Professional Development CTQ Collaboratory Acculturating Students to Time-Limited Writing
Middle school language arts teacher Sarah Goodis-Orenstein offers tips on improving students' on-demand writing skills, which she argues are increasingly needed both on standardized tests and in the workplace.
Sarah Goodis-Orenstein, January 29, 2014
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4 min read
Professional Development CTQ Collaboratory How Being Punk Rock Makes Me a Better Teacher
Nancy Barile, a high school language arts teacher in Revere, Mass., writes that teachers' passions and past experiences can have a positive impact on their teaching and connections with students.
Nancy Barile, January 22, 2014
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6 min read
Teaching Profession Opinion Creating an International Teacher's Room
Hillary Greene, a middle school teacher in Massachusetts, reflects on what she's learned from co-authoring a teaching blog with educators from other countries.
Hillary Greene, January 15, 2014
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6 min read
Education Opinion Changing Instructional Mindsets for the 21st Century
William Tolley shares how he has adapted his classroom and approach toward education for modern-day technology.
William J. Tolley, January 9, 2014
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4 min read
Education CTQ Collaboratory Helping English-Language Learners Adapt Under the Common Core
Wendi Pillars offers strategies for supporting the language development of diverse-needs students under the Common Core State Standards.
Wendi Pillars, January 7, 2014
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6 min read
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Teaching Opinion 5 Ways to Make Your Classroom Student-Centered
Teachers can build on student interests and increase engagement by developing these five "teacher strengths," says educator Marcia Powell.
Marcia Powell, December 24, 2013
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5 min read
Education CTQ Collaboratory My Growth as a Teacher Writer: Returning to the Local Level
A high school teacher reflects on some of his early missteps in advocacy and what he's learned about effecting change in his local school community.
Paul Barnwell, December 11, 2013
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5 min read
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