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Cain’s Arcade: A Modern Day Non-Fiction Fable

Cain’s Arcade: A Modern Day Non-Fiction Fable

Video of the Day April 16, 2012 at 6:34 pm Comments are Disabled

How many lessons, how many morals, how much inspiration, and how many ways can you use this amazing story to teach the things that you […]

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5 Things I Finally Understand About Teaching and Learning

5 Things I Finally Understand About Teaching and Learning

Featured Articles January 29, 2012 at 5:43 pm 10 comments

By Rita Platt What is your philosophy of education? This was the question that the professor asked us in my second year of my teacher […]

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Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

The Edge of Education December 1, 2011 at 2:40 pm Comments are Disabled

What can I possibly say to make this class understand?  What can I show them?  What can we do so that they “get it?” We […]

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Best practice: new standards for teaching and learning in America’s schools.

Annotations June 22, 2010 at 10:14 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The chapter is a fabulously detailed and thoughtful discussion of six methods to create a student-centered classroom: integrative units, small-group […]

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Inspiring active learning: a handbook for teachers. Harmin, M.

Annotations June 14, 2010 at 10:49 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author has compiled and named a myriad of techniques used by K-12 teachers and college professors.  One recurring theme […]

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Motivation and learning: practical teaching tips for block schedules, brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, improved student motivation, increased achievement.

Annotations June 11, 2010 at 11:04 am 1 comment

An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Divided into seven main chapters: student motivation, enhancing motivation and commitment to quality, making teaching easier, building knowledge and understanding, […]

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“Choice theory” and student success. Glasser, W.

Annotations May 29, 2010 at 10:37 pm 4 comments

Glasser, W.  (1997).  “Choice theory” and student success.  Phi Delta     Kappan:  16-21. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Glasser makes a case for choice theory […]

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Welcome to the age of the wikitext! Fontaine, D.

Annotations May 26, 2010 at 3:53 pm 4 comments

Fontaine, D. ( 2008, May/June). Welcome to the age of the wikitext! MultiMedia & internet @ schools. Vol. 15, Iss. 3. An Annotation by Jeffery […]

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Classroom strategies for interactive learning. Buehl, D.

Annotations May 21, 2010 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

Buehl, D.  (1995).  Classroom strategies for interactive learning.  Schofield, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Reading Association. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh This book is loaded with practicality!  […]

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Literature circles build excitement for books! Brown, M.

Annotations May 19, 2010 at 5:26 pm Comments are Disabled

Brown, M. (2001). Literature circles build excitement for books!  Retrieved June 30, 2008 from http://www.education-world.com/a curr/curr259.shtml. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Brown reviews the beliefs […]

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