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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. You can find all of the books here: [link] ) Sackstein co-moderates #sunchat as well as contributes to #NYedChat.

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How to Know You Make a Difference #LoveTeaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Christie Thompson – Bio as Submitted Christie Thompson, School Counselor A native Arkansan, I relocated to Sherman, Texas, to begin my 20-year teaching career and was awarded New Secondary Teacher of the Year for the district. I then taught English in Plano ISD and earned my Master’s degree in English from SMU.

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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other! My calendar is filling.

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Initial Findings After Implementing Digital Student Portfolios in Elementary Classrooms

Reading By Example

At the younger ages, our assessment system is built so that students are seeing steady progress with benchmark books. The results from my first year at the school (2011-2012) used a rubric based on the 6 traits of writing. It should be noted that our 19% growth is almost double what we achieved in 2011-2012.

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Initial Findings After Implementing Digital Student Portfolios in Elementary Classrooms

Reading By Example

At the younger ages, our assessment system is built so that students are seeing steady progress with benchmark books. The results from my first year at the school (2011-2012) used a rubric based on the 6 traits of writing. It should be noted that our 19% growth is almost double what we achieved in 2011-2012.

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Counting on summer school to catch kids up after a disrupted year

The Hechinger Report

Principal Margot Zahner’s vision for summer enrichment at Waterman Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Virginia, grows clearer every week. Margot Zahner, the principal of Waterman Elementary in Harrisonburg, Va., million through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. That program ended in 2011.

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Week of February 7th, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Come along and join in our first Tech Talk Tuesday in 2011. This will be a general sharing of conversations and discussions amongst participants about: Goals for 2011: What is a digital classroom? Science and literacy instruction in the elementary grades is the focus of a new series of web seminars for the 2010-2011 school year.

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