Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingThe Implications of a Disappearing Recess Period by Ben Hirshberg is a scholarly paper that focuses on how pressure from high-stakes testing has resulted in less recess time in many American schools and its negative impact on the children involved. The paper is very well referenced and can be obtained by sending Ben an email […]
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November 26th, 2012Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques by Laura DeSena
November 22nd, 2012Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques by Laura Hennessey DeSena (©2007, National Counsel of Teachers of English: Urbana, Il) offers teachers (and even parents) ways to promote original thinking and head off plagiarism at its sources. Assignments that use free writing and original sources can build student confidence and critical thinking skills so they will be […]
Read entire post...Tioki: Hot New Social Media Site for Educators
November 14th, 2012Tioki is a cool new social media place where educators with common interests can connect. The tioki professional network gives educators access to the most valuable resource out there – other educators! With tioki you can see what other educators do, use, and know. Tioki makes it easy to get advice, tools, and practices to […]
Read entire post...Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
October 29th, 2012Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin (©2011, The Penguin Group: New York, NY) will help you to become indispensable, which Seth sees as a choice you can make. It you are not happy with the impact you are currently making, this book may be the answer. Although written from a business perspective, Seth gives […]
Read entire post...How to Teach Your Child Respect at an Early Age
October 24th, 2012How To Teach Your Child Respect at an Early Age by Travis Heberly who writes about parenting, education & more offers this guest post to help both parents and their young children enjoy a more productive coexistence. Thanks to Guest Post U at The University of Great Content for this sound advice. Share this:
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