:::- Manifesto from the Trenches, not the Perch -:::
This is a response to a manifesto written by many school superintendents, including Michelle Rhee of Washington, DC, that appeared in the Washington Post on Sunday, October 10, 2010
:::- Florida Education: Community Involvement -:::
Steve Edmonds is running for Florida State Senate District 24. This is a series of his views on how he perceives that government should work.
:::- Technology in the Classroom -:::
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The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT) is a fantastic instrument for administrators to use to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of technology in the classroom. Teachers and administrators will benefit from the use of this tool. Teacher will be able to engage in educated conversations about the use of technology in the classroom. School and district level administrators will know where to spend money earmarked for technology and what professional development activities to provide for the teachers. The instrument is provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and is free online. The goal of this paper is to introduce ICOT to educators, discuss some of the benefits of using the tool, and to provide an example of how the tool can be used to improve instruction using technology.
:::- 5 Reasons To Home School Your Child -:::
This article provides the benefits of home schooling. Parents often wonder why should I home school my child? Understanding how home schooling will benefit your child and your family is the first step to home schooling.
:::- Interactive Reading Activity for ESL Classroom -:::
This is an ESL classroom activity for reading passages in English as a class out loud.
:::- A Clinical/Education Approach to Remediation with Learning Disabled Students -:::
This article offers a neuro functional definition of a learning disability and discusses the use of an adaptive version of assertive training as a means of remediating students with learning problems.
:::- ESL Grammar Activity for the Classroom -:::
ESL interactive group activity to practice grammatical concepts through correcting errors in reading passages.