Keeping a Journal

From the desk of Carol C… I’ve thought a lot recently about students and journaling.  At first my thoughts were all over the place. Then I began to narrow my focus by asking myself: What do I mean by the word “journal”?  What would be the purpose of having students keep one? Possible purposes of…

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Realistic Goals

From the desk of Carol C… Summer Goals:  clean out my closet, donate clothes to charity, clean out dresser drawers, come up with an organizational system for all of the “stuff” I have, wash the windows,  read 6 novels I’ve been meaning to read, throw out from under every sink in my house what I…

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Your Morning Routine- at HOME

From the desk of Carol C… Being in a profession which involves working with people of all ages all day requires lots of  energy and being in good health.  Easier said than done in most cases at least on a consistent basis, but a few months ago I read an article about the importance of…

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Education Resource Group Supports Teachers with Common Core Standards

It is an exciting time in education! The new Common Core Standards have educators “on their toes” and this is fertile ground for us to learn professionally.  ERG has been working for over a year to get ready to support schools with CCSS and we are ready, willing and able! If you haven’t noticed already,…

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Teacher Brain

From the desk of Hope… It is hard to turn this teacher brain of mine off.    During my beach vacation this year we settled into a nice routine of late afternoon beach time. Having 17 people in our group, the day time routine was chaotic with people having different interests; some playing golf, some…

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Read. Analyze. Emulate.

From the desk of Alice… In case you missed it, Kelly Gallagher was in town this week and did a workshop related to reading and writing.  I love it when we are able to bring high quality educators and authors to the area so I can learn from them.  Kelly had many useful tips for…

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