Education
Teaching There
From the desk of Alice… After writing about the way my own children have fallen in love with learning, I started wondering about the teachers who are nurturing this along. Given all the demands of the current classroom, how are they sorting through the ideas and requirements to keep the student in mind? …
Read MoreModeling Reading Strategies
From the desk of Carol C… This week I’ve been fascinated by the Theory of Inflation as related to the creation of our universe. Articles are all over the newspapers and the web about this discovery. As I read the first of many pieces about it, I realized I had lost the meaning of what…
Read MoreBurkins & Yaris: Reading Wellness Workshop
Join us in July to spend the day with Jan Burkins & Kim Yaris! Their workshop will be focused on Reading Wellness: Lessons that Teach Independence and Proficiency Thursday, July 24, 2014 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration & continental breakfast at 8:00) at The McKimmon Conference & Training Center, NCSU Campus, Raleigh, NC Click…
Read More3 Lies You Are Told About Highschool
From the desk of Katie… I am finishing my first quarter of highschool in Winston-Salem, NC. Before I came to highschool, I was told lots of things about what highschool would be like. People made me kind of nervous with the things they said and the way they described it. Now that I am in…
Read MoreACCEPTING CHANGES IN EDUCATION
From the desk of Carol C… This past summer was filled with what most educators saw as a lack of respect for our profession and the job we’re entrusted with. Legislators approved huge changes to public education. The changes are disheartening. To make our voices heard we had Moral Monday, editorials were written, and…
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