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Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers

Planning for Next Year — Hogwarts' Houses

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 3–5

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin? Here's one creative way to sort your students into small groups next fall.

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, is a Mexican-American holiday celebrated in the southwestern states and in...

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A Visit to Bronx Arts

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

This week I visited Bronx Charter School for...

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Overcoming Spring Slump

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

Every April, with the end of the school year looming like a black storm cloud, I experience a...

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Big Ideas and New Books! Highlights From the ASCD Conference

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Reading, Language Arts
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

At the ASCD Annual Conference last week in San Francisco, I gained new perspectives on education from educators all over the U.S. and the world — and discovered big ideas and new books. Here are four samples of my newfound knowledge. I hope you’...

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ASCD Conference — Wish You Were Here!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

This weekend I'm in San Francisco for the annual conference of the Association for Supervision and...

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Does Professional Development Work?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Reading, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

This year for the first time I’ve been on the planning side of professional development (PD)...

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Classroom Walkthroughs

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

This year as a new curriculum director I’ve visited more classrooms and observed more teaching than I’ve observed in my entire career! Having been an elementary teacher for more than 20 years, I’m at home in classrooms. Five-minute walkthroughs...

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10 Questions for Diane Johnson, Iditarod Dir. of Education

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:


Since 2005 Diane Johnson has been Director of Education for...

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The Powerful Pull of Sled Dogs!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Reading, Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

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