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The words "research" and "best practices" are familiar words in education. But how often do school faculties take time together to see what the research says about what practices are "best practices"? The following activity is designed for faculties to do just that. The minimum time needed for this activity is 30 minutes.
COMPARING THE RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES
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Article by Tammy R. Benson, Ed.D. B. Shoemaker defines an integrated curriculum as education that is organized in such a way that it cuts across subject-matter lines, bringing together various aspects of the curriculum into meaningful association to focus upon broad areas of study.
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During my 1st and 2nd year, I was completely clueless and going insane! I was SURE teaching was not for me and I was surviving aimlessly and hopelessly. I didn't know how to put my teaching problems into words as I did not know what was wrong. Then I found your articles on teachers.net and your book. And you said "steal!" By Teresa Kirkland
Gazette » July 2010
Homework Policy
Homework contributes toward building responsibility, self-discipline and lifelong learning habits. It is the intention of the staff to assign relevant, challenging and meaningful homework assignments that reinforce classroom learning objectives. Homework should provide students with the opportunity to apply information they have learned, complete unfinished class assignments, and develop independence. Homework grades are modified based on students’ individual needs (i.e.
Teacher letter to parent...The primary teacher to parent communication tool.
As the new school year gets underway it is timely to send you the guidelines and procedures that will be followed this year at Maxwell Park School with respect to homework and unplanned absences. Uncompleted Class Work If your child does not complete his/her school work in class, I may require that it be completed at home. In such cases I will send you a special "Classwork at Home" form that will explain what work was not completed in class, and why.
Personal Learning Networks, or PLNs, have been around forever. Originally, they were your family and friends, maybe other educators you worked with, but as the internet and web 2.0 tools have become nearly ubiquitous, PLNs can include tons of different communities – social networking sites like Facebook , blogs , Twitter , wikis , social bookmarking tools , LinkedIn , and so many more. Basically, anyone that you interact with is apart of your PLN, whether they are social contacts, professional peers, or experts in their field. Most of the ‘learning’ takes place on-line now, because it is simple to find and connect with others with similar interests from around the world. PLNs have immense value!
PLN: Your Personal Learning Network Made Easy | Once a Teacher….
Philosophies of Education