Another shadowing report
Today’s post is a guest post from Jeremy Chiappeta, Executive Director at Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy. Jeremy took us up on …
Previous articles
8 Reasons that today’s high school is poor preparation for today’s college
I’m working hard on my next literacy post: Meanwhile, this occurred to me on my walk just now, after pondering …
On literacy and strategy, part 6: my first cut at recommendations
As the first phase of bringing closure to these blog posts on literacy at the secondary level, I want to …
On Reading, Part 5: A key flaw in using the Gradual Release of Responsibility model
Yes, reading strategies – and explicit teaching of them – make a considerable difference, as my previous four blog posts …
On reading, Part 4: research on the comprehension strategies – a closer look
In the three previous posts on reading for understanding (here, here, and here) I looked at the general question: What …
My 200th Post – On Literacy Part 3
Hard to believe I have written 200 posts – the equivalent of 2 books, for no pay, and with surprisingly …
On reading, Part 2: what the research REALLY reveals
In a previous post I argued that the dreary and un-improving results on tests of reading comprehension mean we need …
Teacher Effectiveness Ratings – Part 2
In the previous post I looked closely at the data on teacher effectiveness for six different high schools. In this …
Teacher Effectiveness Ratings – Part 1
In the following two posts, I ask teachers and administrators – especially in New York – to ponder this look …
5 unfortunate misunderstandings that almost all educators have about Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Admit it: you only read the list of the six levels of the Taxonomy, not the whole book that explains …
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