by admin | May 31, 2011 | Blog
I am a news junkie. I soak up news, hard copy and virtual, scan news breaks, scour features and profiles that outline and probe the characters and issues that shape the local and national agenda, and seek information that reflects and illuminates the arguments that...
by aperkins | May 27, 2011 | Blog
In January 2009 The National Center for Education Achievement (NCEA) published its research on higher performing school systems. The NCEA Core Practice Framework: An Organizing Guide to Sustained School Improvement is designed to help educators and policymakers...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | May 26, 2011 | Blog
In my last post, I laid out a simple process for getting students familiar with your textbook before you ask them to use it. In a way, we can think of that process as the foundational “pre-reading” strategy that goes global, not specific to one piece of...
by jmosier | May 24, 2011 | Blog
Recommendation 2: Instructional materials for students receiving interventions should focus intensely on in-depth treatment of whole numbers in kindergarten through grade 5 and on rational numbers in grades 4 through 8. These materials should be selected by...
by rodaniel | May 20, 2011 | Blog
I started reading my e-copy of the book last night and was struck its seemingly simple goal, to make reasoning and sense making a cornerstone of high school mathematics instruction. Content isn’t the goal with this book; instructional approach is. As I quickly looked...