A Triangle

Claire can you comment on the image below? I would put this on the Forum as is our new plan but can’t upload the image over there. I am trying to draw attention to the lack of alignment in TPRS in the three areas portrayed in the image. I ask you to use your extensive […]

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Electric Car

What if somebody built a new concept car that was far better than anything ever built before it? Would car mechanics then not invent new tools to allow them to properly work on the new car? Or would they just try to use the tools they already had to do the job? We are not inventing

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Curriculum – 7

I received a question in response to my quote from Claire. And yes I know this is another rant but I promise I will stop soon because I have to. I’m returning home in the next week and doing some work with some teachers into June and then disappearing from this blog until after the

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Note from a Student

This is the time of year when we get notes from kids that surprise us and give us hope. I received one from the least likely source just yesterday which I will treasure. I have also received many from group members over the years. Just today I got one from a blog member that is

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New Forum Initiative

Tina had the idea to use the mostly unused Forum for five specific things to make things simpler and to lessen the dominance of any one thread here on the PLC. It’s a good idea. So the five new categories for the Forum, which should simplify things a lot, are: Curriculum Assessment Instruction Invisibles New

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Departing India

Landen and I return home on Wednesday. A few days in NYC for some obligatory shows and on to Denver. It will be hard to say good bye to my friend and mentor, Linda Li, and her equally fantastic husband and buddy, Doug Asher, but I am happy to know that I will see them

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Targeted vs. Untargeted

Those new readers here who may be interested in the targeted vs. non-targeted discussion will find in a search of the terms hundreds of posts on this topic started in 2009 in connection to some communication with Dr. Krashen. It has been slow going. School districts seem in control of Dr. Krashen’s findings, if that can

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Claire’s Scope and Sequence

https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=7EAFBE0D798F0F9A!11089&app=Word&authkey=!ADnOQmu6GpaWnPE Claire: Why I like my S & S: -measurable performances or behaviors that can show if kids attune or respond appropriately -performances are easy to turn into conversational instructional practices (storytelling) and rubrics that align -no culture* -it’s detailed enough that admin can see that there’s a lot going on behind the eyes for

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Three Job Openings

Latin in St. Louis from John Becker Hi Ben, Could you pass on to the group that a HS Latin 1-AP position is open at Lafayette HS in St. Louis county? The easiest way to find the posting is to go to www.rsdmo.org, and click on the “Employment” tab. Then follow the link for Teachers.

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