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03/11/2010 - 5:08pmThis new federally funded (and fabulously titled) study shows that many scientists trace their interest in science to pre-middle school experiences. (More details on the study here.) I can say, speaking as a parent, that it goes back much further than that! Kids know intuitively that the entire world is one giant venue for scientific...2
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03/11/2010 - 2:10pmThis year has presented many new and exciting opportunities to spread the DSC mission globally. With our passports in hand and international borders in sight, we have been fortunate enough to work with educators from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Central America, and Asia. With the help of Gil Garcia, Pera Noriega and the Edulight...2
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03/08/2010 - 11:30amDiane Ravitch speaks her mind. Fearlessly. Eloquently. Formidably. She has always done so as a prominent historian of education, and she did so as a high-ranking member of the first Bush administration, when she argued strongly for high-stakes, test-based accountability systems. And now she is on our side — the side that recognizes how much damage...5
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03/05/2010 - 1:30pmScholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday released Primary Sources: America's Teacher on America's Schools, a report presenting the results of a national survey of 40,000 preK-12 teachers. (Read the press release here.) I haven't read the actual report yet (not even the executive summary) but of course I...3
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03/02/2010 - 11:08amDSC works with several districts around the United States with Response to Intervention (RtI). In our work, we are finding that districts approach RtI in many different ways. One of the districts using DSC programs in their approach to RtI is Special School District [SSD] in Saint Louis. I am looking forward to meeting and working with SSD...3
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02/24/2010 - 1:48pmI have had the amazing opportunity to spend twelve days over the past few months in a beautiful little part of New Jersey called Marlboro. The elementary schools in this small district have implemented Making Meaning®, Being a Writer™, and Making Meaning Vocabulary™ simultaneously in their schools all in one year. I have been spending my days with...1
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02/23/2010 - 12:15pmAfter completing a couple of Lesson Study cycles with two groups of teachers in Florida last week the principal forwarded me the following reflections from a few of the teachers. Teacher 1 (An intern from a local university) From this Research Lesson I learned: It is important to keep the focus of the lesson in mind as you’re planning, to...1
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02/22/2010 - 1:21pmA Social Epidemic We’ve been hearing a lot about bullying lately. One of the most alarming findings on the issue is just how pervasive it is: researchers now think that bullying, which was once thought to concern only a handful of individuals, actually affects between one third and three quarters of students. This shocking...2
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