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Will changes to AP courses save them from becoming obsolete?
Brian Stack EducationThis October, the College Board announced that they will be overhauling more of their AP courses to better emphasize college-level critical thinking. The work will involve looking at all of its 36-plus courses in order to cover fewer topics and aim to address charges that the old courses prized rote memorization over imaginative thinking.
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Why active listening should be an integral part of the daily lesson plan
Shirley Veldhuis EducationI will always remember the moment my re-entry into the teaching profession became a sign of interesting things to come. As I was working with Lexi on her expressive writing I asked her, "How old are you?" She quickly answered, "Eight."
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Lifelong learning: Inspiring the quest for knowledge
Erick Herrmann EducationWhat is a teacher's role? The answer to this question has seemed to expand over the past few decades. On the surface, the role of the teacher is to help students learn the knowledge and skills prescribed in the various federal, state and local standards.
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Do the police belong in public schools?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityRecent news reports of police and citizens clashing all over America have been disturbing indeed. What is remarkable that many of the protestors are American youth and even schoolchildren in some instances, painting an even more complicated picture.
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Steps to proficiency-oriented classrooms
Douglas Magrath EducationWhen making steps toward proficiency-oriented classrooms, authentic material is used as much as possible, and students are encouraged to interact with each other and express their own ideas beyond the book lesson. In addition, students need to transfer their ESL skills to their academic subjects or careers.
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The Friday letter: A powerful tool for keeping your board informed
John Gratto EducationBoard of education members never like surprises, and they always want to be well-informed about issues. But how can you take the time to keep the board informed when you have numerous people demanding your attention, zillions of details to take care of every week and never-ending work?
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Instructional issues affecting the development of reading skills
Dale King EducationThere is often a long and winding road to reading success for students with learning disabilities. Competent teachers of reading know and understand the five components of reading, why each needs to be explicitly addressed in instruction in a systematic and sequential manner, and how to provide these types of instruction while both encouraging and monitoring a student's progress.
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Magnet schools lead the list of top US public schools
Bambi Majumdar EducationDespite plenty of criticism in recent years, public schools across the U.S. have proven their mettle. Last month, school data site Niche listed the 100 best public high schools from more than 100,000 schools in America.
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What we talk about when we talk about best practices: Methods and approaches
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationThe previous two articles in this series examined the elements that constitute a best practices ESL program and began looking at the components of a best practices curriculum. Today, we look at the differences between methods and approaches and the critical application of multiple intelligence theory, learning styles theory and learning strategies.
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Inclusion Corner: The art of co-teaching
Savanna Flakes EducationCo-taught lessons should look substantively different and richer for students than what one teacher would do alone. In order for co-teaching to be successful, two things must occur: Educators should capitalize on their specific roles, and they must utilize various co-teaching models.
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