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Positive Phone Calls to Parents is Like Money in the Bank!

Positive Phone Calls to Parents is Like Money in the Bank!

The Toolbox July 4, 2015 at 4:43 pm Comments are Disabled

By Rita Platt & Maria Gjovig How many times have you tried calling a parent only to find that they won’t answer? It shouldn’t surprise you. […]

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Real or Fiction? On the Internet it’s Not Always Easy to Tell!

Real or Fiction? On the Internet it’s Not Always Easy to Tell!

Education 2.0, Featured Articles, The Toolbox July 4, 2015 at 12:04 pm Comments are Disabled

By Todd Fitzpatrick and Rita Platt We all know that the internet is a mix of the best and worst information on any given topic. […]

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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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“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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Jump off the Stress Express with family holiday traditions

Jump off the Stress Express with family holiday traditions

The Edge of Education December 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm Comments are Disabled

Twas the week before Christmas and all though the house everything was in shambles. Too much to do and not enough time. More shopping to […]

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Focused brains are deaf, blind to monkey business

Focused brains are deaf, blind to monkey business

The Edge of Education November 28, 2012 at 1:53 pm Comments are Disabled

My wife called me at school the other day with some frightening news.  Our oldest daughter was in the emergency room with an allergic reaction.   […]

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What good parents do

What good parents do

The Edge of Education November 14, 2012 at 10:09 am Comments are Disabled

The other day I got an email from a parent (let’s call her Sally) with comments and fears so common that I just had to […]

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Four tips to reduce back-to-school stress

Four tips to reduce back-to-school stress

The Edge of Education July 31, 2012 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

Whether it’s the first full day of kindergarten, the start of his senior year, or it’s off to college–getting back into the routine of school […]

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Two-Column Notes: The Twin Pillars Supporting Reading and Writing of Non-Fiction Texts

Two-Column Notes: The Twin Pillars Supporting Reading and Writing of Non-Fiction Texts

The Toolbox February 13, 2012 at 1:37 pm 2 comments

By Rita Platt & John Wolfe The amazing processes of reading comprehension may never be as invisible as when students first start reading informational texts. […]

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Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

The Edge of Education December 1, 2011 at 2:40 pm Comments are Disabled

What can I possibly say to make this class understand?  What can I show them?  What can we do so that they “get it?” We […]

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