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Don’t EVER Say That Again! Our List of the Worst Buzz Words in Education
By John Wolfe and Rita Platt We HATE some of the latest buzz-words in education. Don’t get us wrong, we love teaching and learning. We consider ourselves to be open to new ideas and we act accordingly...
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Ode on a Boring Inservice
Low Song By John Wolfe (Composed and Revised during the October 5, 2010 Managing Projects& Setting Priorities Staff Training Session, 10:00 to 11:30) In dustdark halls, I feel my days...
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By Rita Platt & John Wolfe The arguments over educational reform have always been loud. But, recently, we feel they have risen to the “mad-man with an ax level.” The landscape has become so...
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Out of the Peaceable Kingdom: The Three Roles of the ESL Teacher
By John Wolfe and Rita Platt Not too many years ago, the ESL classroom was a space apart. It often served as a warm refuge from what were often unreasonable demands of the rest of the school day. It...
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Teachers, It’s Time to Rethink How You Communicate with Parents
By Rita Platt Guess what? That weekly newsletter you send home? I don’t read it. I’m truly sorry. I’m a teacher too. I know how hard you worked to write it and make it just right. But, like most...
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High/Low Books to Engage Reluctant Readers from 4th Grade Through High School
By Rita Platt If we want reluctant readers to read we have to give them books they want to read. That means helping them find interesting, engaging, books that are within their reading level but don’t...
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Caring Classrooms: Setting Expectations and Rules Together!
By Stacey Belisle A Saint C.A.R.E.S.! That’s what we say at Saint Croix Falls Elementary School. C.A.R.E.S. stands for Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self Control, several...
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CBMs with a Twist: Reading is About More Than the Speed
By Rita Platt Today in almost every elementary school in every state in America, teachers are required (or at least highly encouraged) to use curriculum based measures (CBMs) at least three times a...
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CBM3D: Using CBMs for Quick Assessment of Progress in English Language...
By Rita Platt & John Wolfe Today in almost every elementary school in America, teachers are required (or at least highly encouraged) to use curriculum based measures (CBMs) at least three times a...
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All Are Welcome Here! Quick, Cultural Connections to Content Instruction for...
John Wolfe with Rita Platt “Culturally responsive teaching” or “culturally relevant instructional practices” are hot topics in ESL teaching. We value this and applaud the many text-based resources that...
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