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Archive for January 2009
Stop This Train That's Going in the Wrong Direction
By Dave Boliek CEO, The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning I’m starting to write before I finish reading and that’s liable to be dangerous, but I have just gotten through the introduction of a just released report and recommend it to you. A bunch of school superintendents in Texas, sincerely PO’d at the current … Continue reading
Five Surefire Ways to Engage Students, Part One: Brain-Based Learning
By Theresa Bell The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning Looking for ways to engage your students and motivate them to be self-directed learners? In the weeks ahead, we’ll be examining five surefire tips: The Five Surefire Ways Series: 1. Brain-Based Learning 2. Multiple Intelligences & Learning Styles 3. Cooperative Grouping 4. Graphic Organizers 5. Inquiry Based Learning … Continue reading
What Makes a Great PLC?
By Robin Fred The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning Professional Learning Communities are all the rage in education. But what makes a great Professional Learning Community, and why is it important to foster one? Almost 20 QTL instructors gathered in Raleigh for an annual meeting are discussing that question, and their collective reflections on … Continue reading
Obama's View of Education
By Diane Ross The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning OK, I admit it. I’ve been very reluctant to talk about education and politics, until now. You see, every time we get a new President (or Governor) the education world changes. President Bush introduced school accountability. Imagine that: up until 2002, we didn’t have a … Continue reading
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