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Teachers, It’s Time to Rethink How You Communicate with Parents

Featured Articles, The Shift, The Toolbox July 4, 2015 at 4:00 pm 2 comments

By Rita Platt Guess what? That weekly newsletter you send home? I don’t read it. I’m truly sorry. I’m a teacher too. I know how […]

Tap Out! A Quick & Fun Way to Formatively Assess Almost Anything!

Action Research, Featured Articles, The Toolbox July 4, 2015 at 1:12 pm 1 comment

By Rita Platt Looking for a fresh, fun way to quickly and easily assess your students’ progress? Try having them “Tap Out!” Step 1: […]

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. […]

Testing Does Not Equal Teaching

Featured Articles April 24, 2015 at 5:47 pm Comments are Disabled

By Lori Fox Just this week my students began taking the Wisconsin Badger State Test. Prior to this week the test makers have made numerous […]

Out of the Peaceable Kingdom: The Three Roles of the ESL Teacher

The Edge of Education, The Shift, The Toolbox January 18, 2015 at 6:32 pm 1 comment

By John Wolfe and Rita Platt Not too many years ago, the ESL classroom was a space apart. It often served as a warm refuge […]

Education Reform: Politics Trumps Reason

Featured Articles, The Shift January 17, 2015 at 1:19 pm Comments are Disabled

By Rita Platt & John Wolfe The arguments over educational reform have always been loud. But, recently, we feel they have risen to the “mad-man with an […]

Ode on a Boring Inservice

Featured Articles, The Shift, Uncategorized August 25, 2014 at 10:13 pm Comments are Disabled

Low Song By John Wolfe (Composed and Revised during the October 5, 2010 Managing Projects& Setting Priorities Staff Training Session, 10:00 to 11:30) […]