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Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class?

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The goal has nothing to do with who wins the argument but how evidence and ideas are presented. How to use it in your Classroom. For Common Core schools, the Socratic Method prods students to: use text-based evidence to support their ideas. Socratic seminar in a 2nd grade Common Core class.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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Study.com also offers a special (fee-based) Teacher Edition where educators can set up five virtual classrooms with up to 50 students in each, share class-themed videos, assign lessons and quizzes as homework, grade student work, print out worksheets, and get detailed reports on student progress. Things to know.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

Gooru - A great place for students to find study guides on a wide range of subjects that are aligned to Common Core Standards and ideal for personalized learning. Booktrack Classroom - A excellent site/app for adding a soundtrack to student''s writing. Also, a nice place to find Common Core aligned lesson plans.

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The Free and Online 2014 School Leadership Summit Starts Wednesday! (Full Session List)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our second annual School Leadership Summit is this week, and we hope you will consider joining us for some or many of the 60+ free online presentations and keynote addresses.

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The School Leadership Summit Is March 28th - All Welcome! Plus, Call for Volunteers

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Below you will find information about the event, how to attend, the current schedule of presentations, and a call for volunteers to help moderate sessions (we need you!). Please distribute this information wherever you can. Cook Leading Schools in a Web 2.0

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3 Apps That Encourage Students to Read

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Teachers and parents know all this and still, the Literacy Company reports that most teachers in classes of twenty+ students spend only five minutes a day reading, and 46% of American adults cannot understand the label on their prescription medicine. All books are aligned with Common Core ELA standards. Insider tips. Conclusion.

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The Carrot and The Stick: Are American Schools Actually Teaching Us?

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When we did a report on our country in third grade, and again on a country completely different from our own in sixth grade, we had to report on its history, languages, culture, food, art, everything which mad it unique. We not only had to write about each subject in detail but also make art to show what we were describing.