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FROM the EDITOR Fall 2010
Charles Sosnik | 08/23/2010
I have a real passion for education. One of my favorite things to do is to share ideas with others who are equally passionate about educating our children. So I was particularly pleased to get a call from our Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Norm... Read More...
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Helping Schools Succeed TREATING TEACHERS AS THE PROFESSIONALS THEY ARE
Franklin Schargel | 08/23/2010
What follows has been excerpted from 162 Keys to School Success: Be The Best, Hire The Best, Train, Inspire and Retain The Best which was published by Eye on Education in July, 2010.
Ask people what is the most valuable resource America has an... Read More...
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Problem Solved PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT For Sam, wherever you may find him
Dr. Ruth Herman Wells, M.S. | 08/23/2010
As I spoke last week at a huge Iowa K-12 education conference, I noticed commotion in the hall’s front row. After my keynote was finished, a person from that row came up to apologize for the disruption. She explained that the woman next to her had b... Read More...
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Celebrating Improvement THE WOW FACTOR AT WORK
Larry Biddle | 08/23/2010
From our humble beginning at Conway High School in South Carolina until now, Jostens Renaissance has continued to focus on the power of teaching and learning across our nation. When Conway High School launched the CHS #1 Program on January 20, 1984,... Read More...
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The SEEN Interview: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan with Charles Sosnik
CHARLES SOSNIK | 08/23/2010
As Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan is placing schools at the heart of the community
SEEN Magazine: You grew up in an education family. Your father was a college professor and your mother ran a tutoring program for inner city children. As... Read More...
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Building the Perfect School Campus Start with the END in mind
STEVEN TURCKES | 08/23/2010
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”
-— Wayne Gretzky
While going through some old boxes stored in our basement recently I came across one that included numerous yellowed high school report cards. Having gradua... Read More...
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Preserve America History’s Teacher of the Year
CHELSEA VAN DER GAAG | 08/23/2010
How do American history teachers bring facts to life? Do they pass around primary source documents and discuss them in context with historical events? Do they dress in period clothing and recite a monologue from a play that demonstrates the trials a... Read More...
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Visual mapping Connecting teachers with learning
TONI KRASNIC | 08/23/2010
Although visual mapping is already used by over 250 million people worldwide, including many of the largest companies in the world, it is still relatively little used in schools and unknown to teachers and students. However, once teachers and studen... Read More...
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Evaluating the educator Florida literacy specialist’s findings show need to rethink what constitutes teacher efficacy
LAUREN SANDERS | 08/23/2010
How can low-performing schools identify which teachers are best qualified to improve student performance? Is there a relationship between a teacher’s characteristics and their belief in their own ability to be successful?
These are the questions ... Read More...
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Teaching Engagement
ROBERT J. MARZANO, PhD | 08/23/2010
Engagement is obviously a central aspect of effective teaching. If students are not engaged, there is little, if any, chance that they will learn what is being addressed in class. A basic premise of this article is that student engagement happens as... Read More...
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Can you and your students BUYA? BUYA (boo-yah) acronymto Bring Up Your Average
CLAY NORTON | 08/23/2010
Do you give extra credit? Can we do a report or something? These were questions that were asked after they received their first test grade back at the beginning of the school year. For the most part, I have never given extra credit for my students... Read More...
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Choosing to teach as a second career Should I fear it?
NATASSIA JONES | 08/23/2010
Fear is an emotion triggered by an impending or perceived threat or danger. It is something that we create in ourselves and is not an innate characteristic. Oftentimes we find ourselves in a state of fear as we go through a transition period in our ... Read More...
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