Making connections with advisory is so much fun When we first began creating our advisory program, its purpose was to replace a 30-minute homeroom embedded in our day. One of the problems with advisory at the time was that teachers were struggling to create worthwhile activities. We needed a better plan and an advisory program
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Using Hollywood film and sources to analyze figures in Greek mythology There is no doubt that the use of Hollywood films in a classroom provides the students with a variety of benefits crucial to their learning and their understanding. Although movie day in a middle level classroom is typically viewed by students as a “blow
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Nurturing conditions where ALL students succeed Too many schools continue to struggle with closing the achievement gap. The No Child Left Behind legislation was supposed to change all of this, though today we still have too many students left behind. Lawmakers continue to churn out legislation to address the problem, but results remain dismal and
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Assistant Superintendent Dr. David McDonald will be presented the National Educator of the Year Award at AMLE2017 in Philadelphia. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2017 COLUMBUS, OH —David McDonald, Ph.D., assistant superintendent for school leadership, Greenville County Schools, Greenville, South Carolina, is the recipient of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) 2017 Educator of the
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How can we encourage reluctant students to participate without humiliating them? Every teacher has students who never participate unless called upon. And while randomly calling on students to respond, instead of taking volunteers, can dramatically increase both attention and participation, it can also make unprepared or shy students feel cornered and defensive. How can we
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How do we equip students with the tools to determine the validity of sources? On October 30, 2016, a white supremacist Twitter account’s tweet received more national recognition than expected. The tweet made claims that Hillary Clinton was at the center of a pedophilia ring. The Internet was set ablaze. Theories from the website Reddit
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