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School Curicullum
Apex Middle School, part of the wake county public school system in Raleigh, NC has implemented a rigorous curriculum for grades 6, 7 and 8. The curriculum for Apex Middle School includes the following: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Computer Education, Health and Physical...
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Reading Diagnosis for Teachers
Analytical Response to Chapter 5 of Reading Diagnosis for Teachers: An Instructional Approach by Barr, Blachowicz, Katz, & Kaufman, (4th edition)
According to the authors of Reading Diagnosis for Teachers: An Instructional Approach, reading comprehension is not only one of the most...
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Supervision article by Gerald Firth
Supervision article by Gerald Firth
Gerald Firth makes a convincing argument for the creation of national standards for the profession of school supervisor.
Firth believes that the current state-based standards are inadequate because they are determined by elected boards of mostly lay people,...
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A Cognitive Approach to Teaching with Technology
Throughout the history of the study of education and educational philosophies, many different approaches have been employed. The educational theories developed by John Dewy, Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, and Jean Piaget have culminated to create an approach that is known today as the Cognitive...
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Reflective Essay: What is an Educated Person?
Reflective Essay: What is an Educated Person?
Being educated means different things to different people. Some people measure education by college degrees on the wall. Other people see it as having common sense or other "street smart" factors. To me, an educated person encompasses both of...
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Student Assessment
A norm-based standardized test (NBST) is a test that has been given to representative samples of students such that norms of performance are established. Each student taking the test receives a score that can be compared to the norm or sample of students. Scores are reported in percentiles or...
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Tips on Classroom Management
Tips on Classroom Management
Managing an effective learning process in a classroom is like driving on the street. Sometimes you can speed up, but when the street is crowded, you can barely move at all.
Many factors contribute to successful classroom management: organized curriculum, students
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Organization Learning
Organization Learning
Background
The efforts of a collective group of people can often transcend that of an individual; teams have been a functional part of the business culture for over twenty years with the goal of accomplishing just this feat. While "system thinking", "mental models" and...
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Effective Education: Curriculum Development vs. Instructional Strategies
Effective Education: Curriculum Development vs. Instructional Strategies
When comes to teaching students effectively, both curriculum development and instructional strategies are very important. Without curriculum development, students would not learn new skills and ideas that keep up with...
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Pedagogy of Writing
Abstract: This is a 6 page annotated bibliography and sample memo regarding the pedagogy of writing.
To address the continuing poor showing of our students with regard to the lower the average performance in the writing and composition sections of our district
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