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It's not all about preparing them for life after college

Posted by  on Sunday, December 7th 2008     

I am a big fan of the “Partnership for Partnership for 21st Century Skills”. Their work is important and necessary if we are to compete in the 21st century. Bringing states on board, one by one, is what sets them apart from others with the same goals. You can hardly read an article on 21st [...]

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Yes, Cary…there is a Santa Claus

Posted by  on Sunday, December 7th 2008     

Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is the following: –the end of asking kids to write all of their spelling words ten times even if they got them right on their pre-test. –teachers who… “differentiate instruction by modifying the depth or complexity of content, the processes by which students learn, the content itself, and [...]

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Double AHAs

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 2nd 2008     

So a person in my network emails me and asks what I’ve turned her into…I just shared the Classroom 2.0 Ning site and she can’t stop! I know, I know! It is truly addicting…this collecting of ideas, knowledge and other bits of information. My AHA moment came when it occurred to me that this is [...]

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