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“Why Should We Do That?”  The Impact of Trust on Buy-In in Schools

“Why Should We Do That?” The Impact of Trust on Buy-In in Schools

Cited Academic Research, Featured Articles, The Edge of Education March 8, 2016 at 6:21 pm Comments are Disabled

by: James McGuire “Why should we do that?”  “What a waste of time.” These are frequently heard phrases in a school.  A secret that teachers […]

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In Defense of the Five-Paragraph Essay

In Defense of the Five-Paragraph Essay

The Toolbox June 30, 2014 at 9:33 am 8 comments

By Rita Platt I believe in the good old fashioned 5 paragraph essay for teaching elementary school students. There. I said it. It may not […]

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Homework is a Gift

Homework is a Gift

Featured Articles September 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm Comments are Disabled

By Rita Platt and John Wolfe Assigning students carefully prepared homework is a gift we give them. In American schools there are a wide range […]

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Is “College and Career Ready” a case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?

Is “College and Career Ready” a case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?

The Edge of Education September 22, 2013 at 1:33 pm 3 comments

By Rita Platt and John Wolfe These days it is almost impossible to escape the phrase “college and career ready.”   It is the new battle […]

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3 Reasons to Celebrate the Common Core State Standards, and 3 to Be Cautious

3 Reasons to Celebrate the Common Core State Standards, and 3 to Be Cautious

Featured Articles, The Shift February 17, 2013 at 7:59 pm 5 comments

By Rita Platt The debate about the pros and cons of the Common Core State Standards  (CCSS) is raging! At this point most of the […]

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“Slant” it: An Alternative to the Flipped Classroom for Practical Teachers

“Slant” it: An Alternative to the Flipped Classroom for Practical Teachers

Featured Articles, The Toolbox January 26, 2013 at 7:07 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Rita Platt The “Flipped Classroom” is all the rage these days. Educational journals, blogs, and chat rooms, are flooded with the concept of “flipping.” […]

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The Impact of Active Rhyming Strategies

The Impact of Active Rhyming Strategies

Action Research, Featured Articles January 12, 2013 at 3:16 pm 1 comment

There is a movement to teach children to read at a younger age and it may help to incorporate short periods of intentional training every day in the area of rhyming in order to move along the continuum of learning in a reasonable, developmentally appropriate manner. The focus and goal of this action research project was to increase students’ understanding and use of rhyming words as a pre-literacy skill.

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Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 9

Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 9

The Shift August 14, 2012 at 2:48 pm 1 comment

SCHOOLS CANNOT DO IT ALONE by Jamie Vollmer A book study: Please participate in the discussion by leaving a comment below. Part 10 in a […]

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Effects of rhyming, vocabulary and phonemic awareness instruction on phoneme awareness

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 11:05 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra In this journal of research in reading, the results suggest that instruction emphasizing phoneme segmentation, blending, and letter–sound relationships are […]

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Weekly Reader Teacher’s Guide Edition

Annotations August 13, 2012 at 11:02 pm Comments are Disabled

An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This edition states that April is National Poetry Month.  It includes a short lesson plan on poetry about animals. This […]

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