by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Aug 14, 2010 | Blog
Textbooks used to be the mainstay of instructional resources in the classroom. One of the greatest struggles teachers had was asking students to read the textbook, answer the questions, and be able to remember anything they had read. This frustration led to wide...
by aperkins | Dec 15, 2009 | Blog
End of semester exams have been given. You are either gaining a new set of students in January or you are carrying over former students to the second leg of the academic year. Either way, it’s time to begin writing the summative assessment you’ll be giving in May. Why...
by smcneely | Nov 20, 2009 | Blog
I suspect that all across America, much like in my schools in the Kentucky/Indiana region, overhead projector bulbs are finally burning out and the equipment is being replaced with newer, more engaging technology like document projectors, interactive whiteboards, and...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Nov 10, 2009 | Blog
Federal legislation was just introduced in the Senate yesterday to provide funding for future pre-K through 12 Literacy funding efforts – the LEARN bill. While the details of the bill are myriad, there are some critical overarching features of the adolescent...
by aperkins | Oct 30, 2009 | Blog
I remember being assigned to independently read The Scarlet Letter in my 12th grade AP Literature class. I also recall reading the first few pages and being a bit taken back by what felt like an archaic language. It was the first time I had read a book that forced me...
