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Reading Jul 17, 2010

Don’t Teach to the LCD

Our penchant for helping individuals can work cross-purpose to our overall mission of helping all students. In fact, we often wind up teaching to the LCD…

Reading Feb 15, 2010

23 Myths of Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated instruction "is simply a teacher attending to the learning needs of a particular student or small groups of students, rather than teaching a class as…

Grammar & Mechanics Oct 11, 2009

Educational Fads

Teaching is, by its very nature, experimental. We teachers are just as susceptible to snake-oil sales pitches, fads, and cultural pressures as any professionals. Educational fads…

Reading Oct 11, 2009

12 Reasons Why Teachers Resist Differentiated Instruction

Teachers resist differentiating instruction within their classroom for both internal and external reasons. Knowing why teachers prefer whole group instruction, rather than differentiated instruction can help…