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There is no more important skill than reading!

Posted on November 5, 2013Author adminPosted in Classroom, InstructionLeave a Reply

So I was reading this morning and came across this article.  Literacy is important for all students.  It opens doors for children and it opens them wide.  We are teachers who teach kids.  We DO NOT teach subjects.  “I am a band teacher!”  WRONG!  You are a teacher of children, not a teacher of a…

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Starting Proficiency in the Classroom

Posted on November 5, 2013Author adminPosted in Classroom, InstructionLeave a Reply

Ten years in the classroom is now approaching.  Last year I got adventurous with my professional goals and decided to link using Facebook as one of my goals.  At first, I was scared about going down that road and so were many others, but it worked out just fine.  This year I may have gone…

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Failure is NOT an option! Or is it?

Posted on February 17, 2013Author adminPosted in Classroom, InstructionLeave a Reply

We put a great deal of emphasis on that our schools are failing and that our kids are not learning in schools today. It is true, the American education system is in a triage situation and needs to have attention placed the critical needs. Many parents and teachers are concerned with the fact that students…

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Flipping the Classroom Requires More Than Video

Posted on April 15, 2012Author adminPosted in Classroom, Instruction, TechnologyLeave a Reply

Flipping the classroom has become a large passion of mine. It is one of my ongoing professional goals to implement next year. I have to agree with these four bullet points. Poor video lectures are worse than the live version of the same lecture. They need to be engaging. Video lectures lead to less engaged…

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