IMPROVING+TEACHING+&+LEARNING

//Control the one thing you can control in your classroom.... yourself.// - Todd Whitaker
 * Thoughts and ideas on how to ** **IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING **
 * It begins with the teacher! **

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**PARADIGM SHIFT**: Rethinking how we teach and assess students to prepare for today's world. See the work of Sir Ken Robinson, education and creativity expert, and his take on our efforts to improve education.

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 * What Makes Great Teachers? ** ABC News 2010

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 * Are you a Teacher or an Educator? **

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 * Stand By Your Plan ** - tired of high stakes testing and textbooks driving your instruction? Here's a little musical encouragement for those of you who know that there's a better way!

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Increasing student interest by "ramping up" interaction with and responsibility for the learning.
 * Engagement **

//**KEEP IT OR JUNK IT**//: Student led discussion on whether to keep key words selected from the assigned text. Teacher is a facilitator to keep students focused on the essential question of the lesson.

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