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Introductions 38 Replies
Use this thread to introduce yourself to the group.
Started by Mathew Needleman in Introductions and First Postings. Last reply by Kelly Oct 17.
Coaching in a Culture of Change (February 3-4, 2010; Seattle, WA)
The Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) is pleased to offer a two-day institute designed to support the important work of K-12 school and district-based literacy coaches. Learn from nationally-...
Started by Grace Chiu in Introductions and First Postings Oct 16.
Below Grade-Level Readers in the Middle School 2 Replies
This is my first year as a reading coach in our middle school, grades 6-8. I am finding that a huge number of students are not reading on grade level. Other than guided reading, how else can our te...
Tagged: level, grade, below, reading, Adolescents
Started by Julie Heasley in Resources. Last reply by Julie Heasley Oct 12.
Why Not to Read Outloud, According to Richard Peck
This month’s newsletter from Notes from the Horn Book (Volume 2, Number 9) has quite a controversial statement from author Richard Peck. In an interview titled “Five Questions for Richard Peck,” Mr...
Tagged: read, arounds, popcorn, strategies, development
Started by Mark Pennington in Best Teaching Practices Sep 29.
Why D.O.L. Doesn't Work 2 Replies
Why do we continue to teach grammar and mechanics with a strategy that simply does not work? Why do we force students to rehearse errors and teach grammar exclusively out of the writing context? Wo...
Tagged: grammar, capitalization, mechanics, punctuation, worksheets
Started by Mark Pennington in Best Coaching Practices. Last reply by Mark Pennington Sep 22.
Creating Lifelong Learners
Dropbox: Remote Storage Accessible Everywhere
It happens to everyone and it happened to me last year…my laptop hard drive died. The Apple Store replaced it, of course, but along with it I lost all of my data. I do regularly back up my data but if I back up every month or so, I lost a month or two of [...]Misunderstanding Mr. Winkle
With approximately 30,000 combined views from a variety of video sharing sites, Mr. Winkle Wakes, has had the largest audience of any movie I’ve made. What’s cool about having a mini-viral video is that from time to time, the movie is rediscovered and its popularity spontaneously increases. Recently, thanks to Google Alerts, I found out that [...]Computer Using Educators: Los Angeles Tech Fair
For those teachers in the Los Angeles area, you may wish to attend the CUELA (Computer Using Educators: Los Angeles) Tech Fair which is being held on November 14th at Mulholland Middle School. I am not presenting this year, but I am on the board of directors for the organization. We have compiled a fantastic list of presenters and [...]Members
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