by admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Blog
Have you ever wondered about the connection between symbol and meaning ? When we think of the written letter, or word, what are we talking about in terms of the human capacity to associate mere symbols with meaning? Let me offer this illustration… Take the letter “S”...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog
Teachers view themselves as actioners, people who implement things and actions to have influence on and impact their clients, students. Those of us who teach focus our efforts on the doing of teaching, the interactions that take place in our classrooms everyday, the...
by dwalker | May 21, 2010 | Blog
An important sub-domain of student literacy development is academic dialogue, used to help students verbalize and solidify their learning. Academic dialogue provides an opportunity for students to check their own understanding of new concepts and vocabulary, and to...
by admin | Mar 26, 2010 | Blog
Study after study have shown that where the arts are prevalent in a school’s curriculum—surprise!—test scores rise. In an article in Parenting magazine, Nancy Kalish discusses Why Art Makes Kids Smarter (November 2009). She notes several different sources and...
by admin | Mar 23, 2010 | Blog
Some years ago, I was working with a group of sixth grade teachers, looking at student work. A science teacher in the group shared an end of unit test from class study of the laws of motion. On the front side was a multiple choice section, and on the back were several...
