“In education today, we talk about what to teach and how to teach, but rarely do we talk about what a teacher is, “reflects Claudia Allums in What Is a Teacher? Remembering the Soul of Education Through Classic Literature. “As a matter of fact,” she adds, “all of the emphasis on the ‘what’ and the…
Common Core Math 4 Today, Grade 4: Daily Skill Practice
In Grade 4, instructional time should focus on three critical areas: (1) developing understanding and fluency with multi-digit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multi-digit dividends; (2) developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers; (3) understanding that…
English and Reading Workout for the ACT, 2nd Edition (College Test Preparation)
One of the best online test preparation system available is this collection of ACT, SAT and GED practice tests: http://www.freetestprep.com/category.php (Also see: http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/english/eng_02.html ) We have practice quizzes for these major tests that you can do whenever and wherever you want, all free of charge. Each and every practice question has an in-depth video explanation…
Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction
By Michael Strickland Too much that is known about how to teach spelling isn’t being put into practice. I can think of no subject we teach more poorly or harbor more myths about than spelling.—Richard Gentry, 1987 For decades, more people seem to have considered themselves poor spellers than good spellers, despite the fact that…
Michaelbrent Collings hopes someday to develop superpowers, and maybe get a cool robot arm
Our detailed discussions of children’s and young adult literature often include work that is traditionaly intended for adults, but is also accessible and useful for many young readers. Michaelbrent Collings is a #1 bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His bestsellers include Strangers, Darkbound, Apparition, The Haunted, The Loon, and the YA fantasy series The Billy Saga…
The Eye of Minds: first book in The Mortality Doctrine, hyperadvanced technology, cyberterrorists, gaming beyond your wildest dreams . . . and your worst nightmares.
It’s in the future, but I really don’t want people to think of this as dystopian. It’s not. The world is basically in fine shape. But virtual reality technology has gone through the roof and most people are obsessed with it. Like I said earlier, the line between what’s real and what’s not gets blurred,…
Justin Bieber Releases His Second Book: Just Getting Started
‘Packed with words of wisdom, glossy pics and hide-and-seek tips from Biebs as he sets off on tour.’ **** Heat “My story is something I like to share with others, to show people that with enough belief in yourself and what you can accomplish, anything is possible.”—Justin Bieber From Tel Aviv to Tokyo, over the…
Racism Takes a Toll on Kids’ Mental Health
“We know that children who experience poor health and well-being are less likely to engage in education, employment and other activities that support them to lead healthy and productive lives, and to participate meaningfully in the community. – Naomi Priest Most adults say they can probably recount an instance of blatant or subversive racism. Equipped with…
Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems
Marvelous Math by Lee Bennett Hopkins is a playful look at the sometimes surprising ways math is part of our daily’s life. The poems cover a vast range of topics from multiplication, division, and fractions to time, counting and measurement, but all relate math to our everyday world. The book is illustrated in full color…
Idaho’s students are ready for higher academic expectations
by Tom Luna As students across Idaho are heading back to school, the results from last year are in — and it’s great news. Our schools continue to exceed expectations. This is the second year of the Five-Star Rating System, a system of increased accountability that uses multiple measures to evaluate the hard work of…
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