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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

Before you know it, parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. It’s easy to let the conference season catch us by surprise, but did you know that parent-teacher conferences are one of the best ways to boost parent engagement? Encouraging Parental Involvement Before Conference Season.

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What resources would you suggest for professional book studies on reading instruction?

Reading By Example

Instead of a scheduled set of PD days with pre-determined agendas, we are making time for ourselves to engage in self-directed studies with a reading instruction resource of choice. The question I pose here is: What resources would you recommend for these study groups? Reading Essentials (Routman, Heinemann, 2003).

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4 Ways to Cultivate Motivation in Your Students

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, have you heard some teachers complaining when student motivation is missing: “My students never study.” You can even coordinate volunteer schedules, donations, and parent-teacher conferences. Larry Ferlazzo began teaching in 2003 after working as a community organizer for nearly twenty years.

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A Glimpse Into What's Possible

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: ww.aditif.com In fact, in an effort to celebrate much of this work and continue to build our collective learning capacity, we are hosting Long Island Connected Educators'' Conference on April 5th - an event that has attracted over 160 participants ambitious to connect, share and learn together. New York: Amacon, 2003.

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This Neuroscientist Wants to Know Your Brain On Art—and How It Improves Learning

Edsurge

But studying how the brain learns doesn’t necessarily mean memorizing proteins and brain chemistry. So I connected with people who run the Learning and the Brain conference and began to attend. My first book was in 2003 (1*), and that book was all about connecting research with effective teaching.

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Parchment Merges with Credentials Solutions to Take On Transcripts and Certifications

Edsurge

Pittinsky also co-founded learning management services company Blackboard before co-founding Parchment in 2003. In this video from the 2014 ASU-GSV education conference, Matthew Pittinsky explains the thinking behind his company Parchment. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., After the merger, Parchment has 220 employees and is hiring.

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The 9 Qualities of A Good Teacher

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

And since September 2003 the first time I stepped into a classroom as a teacher, a lot of things have changed in the field. Using video conferencing tools, teachers are now able to take part in global conferences, webinars, and workshops anywhere anytime. I often think that teaching has come to me and not the other way around.