It’s that time of year again. College applications are flowing out of high school students and parents are getting nervous. testing is a huge part of the formula, so here are some suggestions and resources to help keep nerves calm: Barron’s ACT English, Reading, and Writing Workbook by Linda Carnevale gives college-bound students extensive practice…
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The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up For Others … plus other books and resources
“Every child deserves the opportunity to have a successful early learning experience, which is the foundation for becoming a lifelong learner,” writes Bob Sornson, PhD, author of The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up For Others. “My work with the Early Learning Foundation is all about helping parents and schools be more effective…
Blended learning – the convergence of teaching strategies and technology
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation announced a $5 million grant to establish a pair of Doceõ Centers for Innovation + Learning at two Idaho universities, one public and one private. The Doceõ Centers at the University of Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University will focus on blended learning – the convergence of teaching strategies and…
The Common Core: Teaching K-5 Students to Meet the Reading Standards
This essential resource, The Common Core: Teaching K-5 Students to Meet the Reading Standards, explains the key points of the CCSS reading standards, then aligns each Standard with appropriate research-based strategies, and shows you how to use those strategies to teach your students. Classroom applications and student examples will make this your go to CCSS resource….
Four Twitter ideas for teaching concise writing, a FREE Ebook and other resources
Here are some activities that I will use in my 10th and 11th grade creative writing class this summer for TRIO/Upward Bound. The strategies teach concise writing and are based on Twitter. However, the ideas can easily be adapted for other platforms including Facebook status updates or text messages. SOURCE: Less Is More: Using Social…
How interactive technology is changing the classroom and our children
If you walk into most classrooms in the UK today, you will soon notice the big screen in the middle of the room at the front. If you walk into most classrooms in the UK today, you will soon notice the big screen in the middle of the room at the front. It’s not a…
Young Journalist’s Book: How to Write and Produce Your Own Newspaper
CBS anchor Scott Pelley said at a speech at Quinnipiac University that journalists “are getting big stories wrong, over and over again,” as quoted by a commenter on The Idaho State Journal politics blog. Young Journalist’s Book: How to Write and Produce Your Own Newspaper, is a great place to help children begin learn the…
Young People's Pavilion 