Is “College and Career Ready” a case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?
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 […]
Read more ›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 […]
Read more ›Aggregated by Rita Platt When it comes to teaching and learning, motivation is the name of the game. The best teachers are good salesman, only […]
Read more ›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 […]
Read more ›By: Rita Platt Recently I was at a meeting for reading specialists when the concept of level-appropriate texts came up. Much to my surprise several […]
Read more ›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.” […]
Read more ›By Rita Platt “Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don’t see themselves as leaders.” ~Stephen R. Covey […]
Read more ›By Rita Platt & John Wolfe The amazing processes of reading comprehension may never be as invisible as when students first start reading informational texts. […]
Read more ›By Rita Platt What is your philosophy of education? This was the question that the professor asked us in my second year of my teacher […]
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