Archive for September 2012
Not Your Mother's Book Report-
From the desk of Christie… More than likely we have all in some point had to create a book report. With the shifts in Common Core we will be seeing many changes in the types of assignments our students are asked to complete in school and independently. As parents we will be guiding children through…
Read MoreWords to Abandon
From the desk of Carol C… Does this remind you of something you may have said to a teenager? Or maybe it was said to you. What brought it on? Curse words? Filthy words? Disrespectful words? It was probably a little of all of these. Well, I’m not writing today to take you back through…
Read MoreLeading From the Classroom
From the desk of Hope… There is nothing more exciting to me than classroom innovation and teacher leadership. ERG contracts with schools for multiple years with a job embedded coaching model. The beautiful thing about multiple year contracts is we get to see the rewards of the work from the previous year. It reminds me…
Read MoreTeacher "Must Have" Books
From the desk of Carol C… Everywhere you look on the web you can find lists of books children must read or books that bookclubs must read or books that you shouldn’t die without reading or…the list goes on. What I don’t find as much is a list of books that educators must read. I…
Read MoreAre you just walking on the words?
From the desk of Kris… I love this quote by Paolo Friere: “Reading is not walking on words. It’s grasping the soul of them.” When I was a child I walked all over words. I stomped on them and tromped on them and could read anything that was put in front of me. I had…
Read MoreIs there such a thing as Bad Praise?
From the desk of Carol C…. Have you ever caught yourself telling your child or a student “You’re so smart”? I know I have. Many times I say it almost absentmindedly. “I finished the puzzle.” “You’re so smart.” “I finished my homework.” “You’re so smart.” “I didn’t hit my brother when he stole my Legos.”…
Read MoreLiteracy Lessons from the List
From the desk of Christie… I am fortunate to have a little one that is bursting with eagerness to learn to read. Although like his mother, he is not so eager when it comes to cleaning. We have found that lists work beautifully for this chore. For a while I have welcomed his help in…
Read MoreERG Celebrates 8 Years!
On September 1, Education Resource Group officially turned 8 years old! ERG has grown from a few parent education sessions held at night into a full-service staff development company that is a leader in the job-embedded coaching industry!
Read MoreBelieve
From the desk of Kris… Teachers, as you get to know this year’s class I would like you to think about the power of believing in your students. We all say “I believe every child is a learner.” Do we really mean it or is it something we say because it is the ‘right thing…
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