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Activating the desire to learn.

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An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Internal control psychology’s choice theory is the topic of this book.  The author has been an educator for over 30 […]

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Inspiring active learning: a handbook for teachers. Harmin, M.

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An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author has compiled and named a myriad of techniques used by K-12 teachers and college professors.  One recurring theme […]

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Key words in instruction: literature circles.

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An Annotation by Laurie Walsh According to this author, through the use of literature circles, students “become information literate by reading authentic literature, thinking about […]

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Do-it-yourself broadcasting: writing weblogs in a knowledge society.

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An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Lankshear and Knobel elaborately outline: the history of blogging, the anatomy of a weblog, a detailed step-by-step process of how […]

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Motivation and learning: practical teaching tips for block schedules, brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, improved student motivation, increased achievement.

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An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Divided into seven main chapters: student motivation, enhancing motivation and commitment to quality, making teaching easier, building knowledge and understanding, […]

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Mining the internet: a space for “writing without writing.”

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An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer This article really was by Emily Van Noy, the teacher who employed blogging in her classroom, and Kajder and Bull […]

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Getting the discussion started.

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McKeown, M. &  Beck, I. (November 1999). “Getting the discussion started.” Educational Leadership.  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh I […]

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New literacies: enrichment or essential?

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An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Jakes outlines three ways in which the new literacies seem to be upon us, including, “learning with the Web as […]

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Classroom assessment: minute by minute, day by day.

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Leahy, S., Lyon, C., Thompson, M., &Wiliam, D.  (November 2005).  Classroom assessment: minute by minute, day by day.  (Electronic version). Association for Supervision and Curriculum […]

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Sepia no more. Heffernan, V.

Annotations June 6, 2010 at 11:10 pm Comments are Disabled

Heffernan, V.  (2008, April 27).  Sepia no more.  The New York Times.   Retrieved from  http//:www.nytimes.com. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer This article almost entirely […]

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