GARY ANDERSON
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Today’s PLC Meeting: What Have We Learned?
This all needs to be prefaced by saying I have nothing but respect and admiration for the three colleagues in my Professional Learning Community. Although it’s an arranged marriage—in other words, we are assigned to be together—I couldn’t ask for … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, data, plc, professional development, standards, teachers
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Review: A REPAIR KIT FOR GRADING by Ken O’Connor
A Repair Kit for Grading by Ken O’Connor My rating: 2 of 5 stars The ideas in Ken O’Connor’s A Repair Kit for Grading would work a lot better if students were all identical and self-motivated, and if we only … Continue reading
Today’s CASE Conference: What Does It Mean to Be an American?
A day at a conference is always a nice change of pace and scenery. Today’s Council for American Studies Education Conference at the Chicago History Museum was a terrific learning experience that gave me a much needed late winter battery … Continue reading
