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Online Work-Flow For School Newspaper Defined

by Mark December 17, 2009 classroom_culture

The 4th and 5th grades are joining forces to publish a school newspaper. They need an online workflow which is backed-up, feature-rich and future-proof. This outline of our plans is a starting point.

21 Things That Will Be Obsolete in 2020? Try 2010.

by Mark December 16, 2009 assessment

A list of 21 things in Education some believe will be obsolete. At a small title one elementary school outside Washington, many of them already are.

Second Life

by Mark December 9, 2009 parents

As a teacher and Dad of a 12 year old boy (who doesn’t attend the Title One school where I teach) I donate the clothing my son outgrows to our Parent Center and it gets given to the families with kids attending my school. Sounds great, right?

Best Tracking of Student Data (for Behavior Plans or Anything) for the Busy Teacher

by Mark May 30, 2009 assessment

If you need to collect data (from parents, from colleagues, from students) or inventory a lot of little things, or do the data collection for a behavior intervention plan you are trying to prove works to parents and the administration, Google Docs provides one easy way.

Language Barriers and Parent Involvement

by Mark February 19, 2008 parents

I have a diversely populated class. Many of my students’ parents speak little or no English at home. I can see they are interested in their student’s progress and would provide more support for their child if language were not a barrier. What are some options for enlisting their help with their student or in [...]