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Election 2012. Handwriting Practice. National Institute for Direct Instruction. Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) How to Cite Direct Quotations. By Timothy McAdoo One of our goals for this blog is to convey that following the guidelines of APA Style need not restrict your flexibility as a writer. Because of space limitations, many style points illustrated in the APA Publication Manual show only one or two examples. We’re happy that the blog now allows us to provide additional examples.

Today I have an illustration of how you may write a sentence in a variety of ways and still be following perfect APA Style. All of the following citations of a direct quote are in correct APA Style, citing the author, year, and page number. Examples Of course, these are just a few of the possible wordings for this sentence. For example, because Example 2 begins with “In 2010,” you might use it if your greater context for this quote is to indicate the timeliness of the research in your literature review.

Or, you might find the quote so striking that you want to begin the sentence with it, as in Example 4, to make the most impact. Conferences. BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian - Free. The Standards. Building on the best of existing state standards, the Common Core State Standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life.

The standards clearly demonstrate what students are expected to learn at each grade level, so that every parent and teacher can understand and support their learning. The standards are: Research and evidence basedClear, understandable, and consistentAligned with college and career expectationsBased on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skillsBuilt upon the strengths and lessons of current state standardsInformed by other top-performing countries to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society According to the best available evidence, the mastery of each standard is essential for success in college, career, and life in today’s global economy.

For grades K-8, grade-by-grade standards exist in English language arts/literacy and mathematics. Writing Objectives Using Bloom's Taxonomy | Center for Teaching & Learning | UNC Charlotte. Various researchers have summarized how to use Bloom’s Taxonomy. Following are four interpretations that you can use as guides in helping to write objectives using Bloom’s Taxonomy. From: KC Metro [old link, no longer functioning?] Bloom’s Taxonomy divides the way people learn into three domains. One of these is the cognitive domain, which emphasizes intellectual outcomes. This domain is further divided into categories or levels. The key words used and the type of questions asked may aid in the establishment and encouragement of critical thinking, especially in the higher levels. From: UMUC From: Stewards Task Oriented Question Construction Wheel Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy Task Oriented Question Construction Wheel Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. ©2001 St.

From: GA Tech According to Benjamin Bloom, and his colleagues, there are six levels of cognition: Ideally, each of these levels should be covered in each course and, thus, at least one objective should be written for each level. TED-Ed. Educational Service Unit 13 - Technology Training Overview. Collaborative Learning Builds Deeper Understanding. Elementary Mathematics Specialists & Teacher Leaders Project. "We need elementary school mathematics specialists, elementary classroom teachers who know and understand mathematics and can effectively mentor their colleagues. Given the need for students with a mathematics and science background and interest, this project is a first step in that direction, with multiple national implications. " - Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell, ems&tl Project Director The Elementary Mathematics Specialists & Teacher Leaders (ems&tl) Project, sponsored by The Brookhill Foundation, addresses issues related to and in support of Elementary Mathematics Specialists (EMS).

As the ems&tl Project engages mathematics specialists nationally, work with a cadre of specialists and supervisors from Howard, Frederick, Carroll, and Baltimore Counties in Maryland continues to provide that up close and personal view of the everyday challenges in the work of elementary mathematics coaches/specialists.