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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Seven Ways to Love a Child: A Valentine for Parents
..Parenting is not consistent or predictable. Loving a child is not always fun or easy. Establishing a few flexible, healthy habits is a parent’s best demonstration of love...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
How Children Learn by Stella Vosniadou
This article identifies twelve conditions that promote learning. Here are a few to whet your appetite:
1. "Learning requires the active, constructing involvement of the learner."
2. "Learning is primarily a social activity and participation in the social life of the school is central for learning to occur."
3. "People learn best when they participate in activities that are perceived to be useful in real life and are culturally relevant."
The article is organized in such a way that you can read in front to back or just look at each of the twelve points. Click here to read entire paper
Monday, January 10, 2011
Assessing What Matters by Robert J. Sternberg
...So what should we assess? We should assess what students need to become active and engaged citizens of the world in which they will live-in a sense, what it takes to be "expert" citizens. Oddly enough, a lot of models can prepare students for the roles they will play in their world. Traditional schooling just does not happen to be one of them. We should also assess in ways that can help students develop the skills they need for success in school and life...
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Updated Geography Command Cards Sold by AMI Trainer, Kay Baker
Tired of trying to figure our whether to order copper sulfate or cupric sulfate? In solution or granule? We recently ordered an updated set of Command Cards. They are well worth the investment. Download order form below.
Click here to download the order form: Geography Command Cards
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Shadow Scholar: The man who writes your students' paper tells his story
I work at an online company that generates tens of thousands of dollars a month by creating original essays based on specific instructions provided by cheating students. I've worked there full time since 2004. On any day of the academic year, I am working on upward of 20 assignments.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
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