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Active Learning on the First Day of School
By Hope Sara Blecher-Sass, Ed.D., and Maryellen Moffitt, coauthors of See It, Be It, Write It As the summer days get shorter, you may be wondering about your new students and the opening of a new school year. Many teachers are thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Strategies
Tagged Common Core State Standards, differentiated instruction, differentiated instruction lesson plans, differentiated instruction strategies, differentiated lesson plans, English language arts, Free Spirit author, language arts lesson plans, school success, teacher resources, writing, writing skills
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Core?
By Jim Delisle, coauthor of Building Strong Writers in Middle School and When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers Since 45 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English/language arts and mathematics, it’s obvious that they … Continue reading
Posted in Gifted Education, Teaching Strategies
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, English language arts, Free Spirit author, gifted and talented lesson plans, gifted children, gifted education, gifted students, gifted teenagers, gifted teens, language arts lesson plans, mathematics, reading, talented and gifted students, teaching gifted and talented students, teaching gifted students, the common core, writing
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