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Feb 11, 20201 min read

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers Podcast: 5 TPTs to make every student an active learner!

Guest blog with free downloadables, recorded and posted on Angela Watson's blog. Check it out HERE!

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Apr 25, 20192 min read

Beyond Tolerating Differences

We can learn a great deal about appreciation for differences from the business world. Maria Bartiromo, described Jack Welch’s view of...

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Mar 28, 20192 min read

Does Engagement Equal Learning?

Does student engagement always ensure student learning? Not always. Students can be thoroughly engaged in your activity, and still walk...

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Feb 28, 20193 min read

Listening Objects & The Drop Out Problem

Unfortunately, too much of today's teaching is characterized by a stand-and-deliver approach to presenting content, in which teachers...

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Jan 24, 20193 min read

Total Participation Techniques: Don't Toss the Beach Ball

Think about the typical question-and-answer session in most classrooms. We call it "the beach ball scenario" because it reminds us of a...

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Dec 27, 20182 min read

Academic Language

Academic language is a lot more complicated than it sounds. It consists of content-specific words as well as non-content specific words...

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Nov 26, 20186 min read

Giving Birth to The Hobbit: Why We’re Totally Sold on The Family Read Aloud

My daughter was born right after Chapter 6 of The Hobbit. No, seriously. Bill was reading aloud from The Hobbit while I lay there trying...

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Jun 3, 20164 min read

It’s Not a Summer Vacation; It’s Comp Time: Responding to myths about teaching

Great teaching takes intentionality, planning, and an incredible amount of hard work. While it is rewarding work, it is time-intensive...

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