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PEERS Forum for Excellence in Teaching: June 2011
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PEERS Forum for Excellence in Teaching. Examples of best practices in teaching and learning, as well as an album of daily life at an exceptional elementary school. Friday, June 17, 2011. Welcome to our "startup blog! The last post on this site was uploaded in June, 2010. Since then, we've been operating on our new and improved site: www.peersforum.org. We'd love to see you in our new cyber space. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). What makes a good school great? Who's following the PEERS Forum?
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PEERS Forum for Excellence in Teaching: February 2010
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PEERS Forum for Excellence in Teaching. Examples of best practices in teaching and learning, as well as an album of daily life at an exceptional elementary school. Sunday, February 28, 2010. Comida et Cafe Culture. February 26, 2010. Sunday, February 14, 2010. What Color is History? February 12, 2010. Thursday, February 4, 2010. Bringing the Ancient World to Life. Many of the students’ visual projects are on display in the library. Come and tour our own museum of ancient culture and find out ho...Collabo...
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PEERS Forum for Excellence in Teaching: May 2010
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PEERS Forum for Excellence in Teaching. Examples of best practices in teaching and learning, as well as an album of daily life at an exceptional elementary school. Friday, May 21, 2010. Where does your food come from? How is it made, and how does it get to your house? Ms Kurlowecz had written a question on the board: “How does this reading connect to your group’s food project? Friday, May 14, 2010. What is the role of an international court? What does it mean to commit a crime against humanity? Is it eve...
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present tense: Motivation Theories: The Skinny
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Friday, February 18, 2011. Motivation Theories: The Skinny. Motivation is cool. So cool that I decided to write a dissertation about it (to be written- still waiting on the motivation and the data). Turns out that a lot of people think motivation is cool, and you can get paid lots of money for helping people motivate other people (not in the Chris Farley motivational speaker. Kind of way, but in the Daniel Pink book. Note: For those consi...
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present tense: April 2010
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Friday, April 30, 2010. Pathways to Teacher Credentialing. Article: Panel Finds No Favorite in Teacher Prep Pathways. Here's the skinny- After six years, a 24-member national committee found no conclusive evidence to assert superiority between traditional and alternative (e.g., Teach for America) credentialing programs for teachers. I'm still cutting my teeth on how to address this problem, but it is addling. Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
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present tense: Bill Gates on the Daily Show tomorrow
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Sunday, January 30, 2011. Bill Gates on the Daily Show tomorrow. In an effort to send more students- especially underserved populations- to college, Early College High Schools. Have received a great amount of attention in the last few years. Much of the funding for this movement has come from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Bill Gates will be interviewed on the Daily Show. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c.
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present tense: December 2010
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Thursday, December 9, 2010. For Teachers, More Experience Means More Effectiveness, Right? Common wisdom and current pay scales suggest that the longer one teaches the more effective they become. However, there is substantial research to suggest that the relationship between experience and effectiveness is not so linear. Here ( The Impact of Teacher Experience. Is a link to a recent publication from the Urban Institute. At my clinical int...
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present tense: August 2010
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Monday, August 23, 2010. A look at how we give care in the last moments. After a 5-month hiatus, I've returned, spurred by the threat of being booted from the blog's byline and the looming presence of another semester. I want to share two articles on end-of-life care. If you have some time, read Atul Gwande's article in the New Yorker. I really, highly, strongly recommend this article - essential reading). This same concept can be applied...
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present tense: What is a waste of time?
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Monday, July 25, 2011. What is a waste of time? While I was entertained by the extravagance of the bike, the pragmatist in me could not help but think of the alternative uses of that time. Surely, he could have been volunteering or working towards some endeavor of human progress (e.g., teaching, cleaning the environment, or building something usable). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Notes from the School Psychologist. You Will Do This.
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present tense: June 2010
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Ah, makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Pearl Jam. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Please step away from the bicycle. My readership knows that I support all things bicycle. I support riding to work, riding for fun, riding for competition, riding uphill, and riding downhill. I also support riding to raise money. However, I do not support riding to boost money. At least he was wearing a helmet. Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Let's take some initiative and play smart. Laws, op eds, and scientific studi...
