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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. CFISD is an amazing school district that is not only one of the highest achieving large districts in the state of Texas, but also firmly committed to scaling innovative practices to improve learning for all 120,000 students.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2002, Jon received the Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching; and in 2010, he was a Semi-Finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year. 00;10;02;16 – 00;10;16;14 Jon Bergmann But I also know an entire elementary school that's done this entire thing and everybody's doing mastery in every subject at the school.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

Learning in Hand started in 2002 as part of my classroom website. At first, focusing on Palm handhelds, Learning in Hand now encompasses anything I think might be handy for teachers. I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. I enjoyed helping my colleagues integrate technology.

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Strategies for Supporting ELL Students in Math

edWeb.net

elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, Michele explained. For many of the 4.5 Leadership 3.0

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Why I Still Believe in the iPad’s Positive Impact on Classrooms

Edsurge

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. Back in 2013, approximately 60% of Maine's participating districts chose iPads.

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