Yesterday my colleagues and I had the pleasure of a good old-fashioned read-aloud (no post-its to track our thinking, or an explicit strategy think aloud). We gathered in the library for our PLC Wednesday and our principal began the afternoon
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As the Arizona temperatures begin to fall below a hundred, and the excitement surrounding “Education Week” in America begins to fade, we find ourselves with lingering thoughts. I know I find myself with sound bytes from the teacher accountability discussion
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Monday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, discussed other countries outpacing America in the educational arena. Secretary Duncan reinforced his message with the following bold statement: “The great ideas in education are always going to come at the local level. What
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