LearnZillion. History Frames/Story Maps. Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:New Literacies and the Common Core. A group of high school students stares intently at the famous crop-duster sequence from Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
Cary Grant is standing alone at the side of a deserted highway. As film buffs know, Grant isn't alone for long; a mysterious crop-duster plane soon appears out of nowhere and begins dive-bombing him, chasing him down the road until he is forced to take cover in a cornfield. As the students watch the film, they look for moments when editing cuts have been made by the film editor. Each time an edit occurs (when one shot switches to another), they clap their hands. The students' claps become closer and closer together, and it becomes evident that as the scene picks up in intensity, Hitchcock and his film editor have also picked up the pace of the cuts. It makes sense that an emphasis on new ways of reading and writing fits easily within the Common Core umbrella. And it's more than just an employment issue; it's also a quality-of-life issue.
Sweeping changes announced to the SAT. WASHINGTON (AP) - March 5, 2014 -- Essay optional.
No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some vocabulary words such as "prevaricator" and "sagacious" in favor of words more commonly used in school and on the job. College Board officials said Wednesday the update - the first since 2005 - is needed to make the exam better representative of what students study in high school and the skills they need to succeed in college and afterward. The new exam will be rolled out in 2016, so this year's ninth graders will be the first to take it, in their junior year. Students will have the option of taking the test on a computer. One of the biggest changes is that the extra penalty for wrong answers, which discouraged guessing, will be eliminated.
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Enhancing Comprehension: Reading Skills in Middle School. Middle school is the time your child develops the sophisticated reading skills that allow him to analyze literature and master the content of the entire curriculum — social studies, science, math, health, and foreign languages.
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Check out our list of Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs, Bulletin Board Ideas, plus our collections of Icebreakers, Behavior Management Resources, Graphic Organizers, and much, much, more! Roald Dahl Day September 13 marks 100 years since beloved children's author Roald Dahl was born. Celebrate his life by reading the many amazing masterpieces he wrote in his lifetime, including Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG. 2016 Presidential Elections Election season is here. September Calendar of Events September is full of events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum! The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology. Here is a great post from the folks at Always Prepared entitled: ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology‘.
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